为什么我不能在 Windows 10 上使用 pip 安装 python 包？

Question

I have had this running battle with pip on my windows 10 PC ever since I tried to upgrade it. I tried to upgrade it with pip upgrade . After that, pip has stopped working. I wanted to install Pygame on my pc with pip install pygame and I got the following error message about my operating system:

ERROR: Could not install packages due to an OSError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Python310\\Include\\pygame'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.

I get the same error message anytime I try to install any python package on my pc. Please what can I do to correct this problem?

Answer 1

Solution #1

1. Run Windows PowerShell as Admin
2. Run the pip install command to install the python module or upgrade the pip.

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Solution #2

Run Pip Install with --user flag

Command: python -m pip install --upgrade pip --user

Answer 2

Just type the command you want execute with the user permission, if you don't want to change the permission:

pip install pygame --user

and if you want to change user permission then follow these steps:

Just change the access permission , where the particular package is going to install.

On Windows 10 :

• Go to the installation folder. For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Python37
• Right click on python installation root and click Properties . In this case, the Python37 folder.
• Go to the Security tab, click Edit button and allow full control for the Users group. Remember to click Apply .
• Try to install the package again.

Below is an example of desired settings: