pip install pacakge with an error “Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError” occurred

Question

When I installed the ansible module in Pycharm, the following error occurred：

ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:\\Users\\22946\\AppDat
a\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-owwfux38\\ansible_bf2fa499f2d34802a4db896d6c1f85bc\\ansible_collections/amazon/aws/tests/unit/mo
dules/placebo_recordings/aws_direct_connect_connection/associations_are_not_updated/directconnect.DescribeConnections_1.json
'

The software version is as follows：

• python : Python 3.8.5

Please help me with this problem. Thank you.

Answer 1

Windows has a maximum path length of 260 characters. That's why it's throwing error. Solution: Install the package in a folder which has shorter path. To help you remove max path error. Follow the link provided. Follow link