On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Ali Zarkesh <zarkeshal...@gmail.com> wrote: > My pip can't download or upgrade anything > I use python 3.5 (win 32) and my pip version is 7.1.2. > The error message is this: > > Exception: > Traceback (most recent call last): > ... > PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'c:\program files\python > 3.5\Lib\site-packages\PyWin32.chm' > > What do I do?
It looks like you're trying to install in the global environment, which requires administrative privileges. You'll either need to do the above from an Administrative Command Prompt or create a virtual environment (py -3.5 -m venv <path to where you want the virtual environment>) and try it using the pip from the venv. Hope this helps, -- Zach -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
