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user55
user55

Reputation: 3

How to fix error when downloading pyPDF2 on Python 3.6.0?

I am trying to install the pyPDF2 package on Python 3.6.0. When I open the Command Prompt and type python -m pip install pyPDF2 I receive the following error:

Successfully built pyPDF2 Installing collected packages: pyPDF2

ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\Program Files\Python36\Lib\site-packages\PyPDF2' Consider using the --user option or check the permissions.

Previously, I experienced a similar issue with installing the pip library. I had to receive administrative rights from another user before successfully downloading pip.

I am using Windows 10 OS.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1578

Answers (3)

wovano
wovano

Reputation: 5093

There are a number of options:

  1. Install packages in your user directory using pip --user (answer of PoorProgrammer)

    This is also the solution provided in the error message itself, and should always work.

  2. Run the python/pip as administrator (answer of Sıddık Açıl)

    This is only useful if you have administrative rights.

  3. Install Python in a non-protected directory (e.g. C:\Python\3.6) instead of in C:\Program Files.

    This should work as long as you're allowed to install software on the computer. Once installed, you can install additional packages without administrative rights.

  4. Install packages in a virtual environment.

    This also works without administrative rights, but you need to install virtualenv once first (e.g. using python -m pip install --users virtualenv).

To create a virtual environment for Python 3.6 and install the package in it:

py -3.6 -m virtualenv --python=3.6 my_virtual_environent
my_virtual_environent\Scripts\activate
python -m pip install pyPDF2

Upvotes: 2

Sıddık Açıl
Sıddık Açıl

Reputation: 967

Open cmd as an administrator to get elevated access and run your Python pip install script again.

Upvotes: 1

PoorProgrammer
PoorProgrammer

Reputation: 507

You can install it locally on your user as well. I assume that you don't want to have to go and get your cmd elevated every time so the following should work:

python -m pip install --user pyPDF2

If you want to see the location, it should be at %APPDATA%\Python since you are using windows.

Upvotes: 1

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