CODEWITHSUNDEEP
python
Awais
Awais

Reputation: 55

Downloading a file but getting permission errors

I'm trying to download a file but when it's trying to write to the current directory it gives a permission error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\HP User\Desktop\WWE Tool\MasterDownload.py", line 22, in <module>
    with open(x, 'wb') as f:
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\\Users\\HP User\\Desktop\\WWE Tool'

Code:

MasterDownload = requests.get(url=Master, headers=Heads)

fpath = os.getcwd()

with open(fpath, 'wb') as f:
    f.write(MasterDownload.content)

I checked the current path and eveything looks fine, I just can't get around as to why it's not writing as I am an admin

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1280

Answers (1)

Gabriela Melo
Gabriela Melo

Reputation: 619

You're actually trying to write to a directory (the process' current working directory - as obtained from os.getcwd()), not to a file. Try selecting an actual file in that directory to write to instead of the directory itself, and the issue might go away.

Upvotes: 2

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