WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: Anaconda Python Pip Installs and Upgrade
I was trying to run a pip install ( pip install scikit-learn) and I encountered this error:
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C:\Users\adaba>pip install -U scikit-learn Collecting scikit-learn Using cached scikit_learn-0.18.1-cp27-cp27m-win_amd64.whl Installing collected packages: scikit-learn Found existing installation: scikit-learn 0.17.1 DEPRECATION: Uninstalling a distutils installed project (scikit-learn) has been deprecated and will be removed in a future version. This is due to the fact that uninstalling a distutils project will only partially uninstall the project. Uninstalling scikit-learn-0.17.1: Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\basecommand.py", line 215, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\commands\install.py", line 317, in run prefix=options.prefix_path, File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_set.py", line 736, in install requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True) File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_install.py", line 742, in uninstall paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm) File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\req\req_uninstall.py", line 115, in remove renames(path, new_path) File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\site-packages\pip\utils\__init__.py", line 267, in renames shutil.move(old, new) File "C:\Program Files\Anaconda2\lib\shutil.py", line 303, in move os.unlink(src) WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: 'c:\\program files\\anaconda2\\lib\\site-packages\\scikit_learn-0.17.1-py2.7.egg-info' |
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WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: 'c:\\program files\\anaconda2\\lib\\site-packages\\scikit_learn-0.17.1-py2.7.egg-info' |
” if you look at the error it states “WindowsError” Hence the Access Denied error is due to not having the right level of privileges to carry…