easy_install.exe Permission Denied on Windows 8
command-prompt, easy-install, setuptools, windows, windows-8
Solution
You can read the solution here.
Run the install. After the error copy the easy_install .exe and .py to a temp dir (i.e. c:\temp). Run the install again from there.
On windows, the easy_install binary is in-use during install so it can't overwrite itself. (Easy_install itself is part of the setuptools you're trying to install with itself ;)
Problem
Running command prompt as an administrator I try to run: ``` easy_install -U setuptools ``` It returns the following: ``` Searching for setuptools Reading https://pypi.python.org/simple/setuptools/ Reading http://peak.telecommunity.com/snapshots/ Reading https://pypi.python.org/pypi/setuptools Best match: setuptools 0.8 Processing setuptools-0.8-py2.7.egg setuptools 0.8 is already the active version in easy-install.pth Installing easy_install-script.py script to C:\Python27\Scripts Installing easy_install.exe script to C:\Python27\Scripts error: C:\Python27\Scripts\easy_install.exe: Permission denied ``` I've spent the past few hours scouring the internet for possible solutions. I've tried messing with the UAC settings and have them set to Never Notify. Yet, I'm still getting this permission denied error.