Why am i getting WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied?

Question

Trying to create program that adds folders into program files-recieving this error:

WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied 'C:\\Program Files\\IMP'

Here is my code

import os, sys, random
numb= 1
x=True
while x==True:
    newpath = ((r'C:\Program Files\IMP\folder_%s') % (numb))
    if not os.path.exists(newpath):
        os.makedirs(newpath)
    numb=numb+1
    if numb==11:
        x=False

Dovelike

do you have write permissions? – Ulick

Answer 1

Because you have to have the "system administrator privileges" to create dirs under C:\Program Files.

So try run the script with system administrators privilege.

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To start a command prompt as an administrator

1. Click Start.
2. In the Start Search box, type cmd, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
3. Run the python script.

Accost

Use an administrator command prompt and then run the script again. – Accost

Is there a way to setup command prompt so that a "user command prompt" always starts up with particular privileges that administrator command prompts have? (Like the privileges that allow a user command prompt to install python modules using pip) – Marjie

@Minh Tran I guess you could make a batch script to runas administrator. That'd be pretty easy – Costa

Answer 2

Right click on file (which file/folder's permissions needed to execute the script) go properties, security and enable all permissions, little checkboxes -> ALLOW: "every application package & limited application package & trusted installer"

this is it :)

Selfdriven

This looks like a pretty good answer, but could be improved with explaining what you see as the cause of the problem, and why you think this will solve it. – Femoral