Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/vendor'

[greenmang0]

I get following error when I load script.

I am running weechat latest version.

Weechat is installed through brew - brew install weechat
Pync is installed through pip - sudo pip install pync

Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/__init__.py", line 3, in <module> from TerminalNotifier import Notifier File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/TerminalNotifier.py", line 117, in <module> Notifier = TerminalNotifier() File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/TerminalNotifier.py", line 24, in __init__ self.download_app() File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/TerminalNotifier.py", line 46, in download_app shutil.move(os.path.join(path_to_folder, "terminal-notifier.app"), self.app_path) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 295, in move copytree(src, real_dst, symlinks=True) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 174, in copytree os.makedirs(dst) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 150, in makedirs makedirs(head, mode) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs mkdir(name, mode)OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync/vendor'

[sindresorhus]

Seems like you don't have permission to the Python folder. Try sudo chown -R $USER /Library/Python/2.7

[greenmang0]

Yeah, but is there any other way? I don't think it's good to change ownership of a folder which is available systemwide. There is a possibility that other apps might misbehave.

[greenmang0]

sudo chown -R $USER /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync did the trick.

[karbon62]

Hi

Please can someone help - I am also getting the same error:

Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 223, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 299, in run
root=options.root_path,
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_set.py", line 646, in install
**kwargs
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 813, in install
self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 1008, in move_wheel_files
isolated=self.isolated,
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 339, in move_wheel_files
clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/wheel.py", line 310, in clobber
ensure_dir(destdir)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-7.1.0-py2.7.egg/pip/utils/init.py", line 70, in ensure_dir
os.makedirs(path)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/selenium'

I've also tried: sudo chown -R $USER /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync but don't think it has fixed it. I am now getting this: /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pync: No such file or directory

[thiagopnts]

Looks like you don't have pync installed, can you try:
sudo pip install pync
then you run the chown

[karbon62]

Its fixed, thanks!

[rafaelcamargo]

Thanks from here too!

[HeidiW]

Thanks x3!!

[MissSharp]

@sindresorhus how can I restore from 'sudo chown -R $USER /Library/Python/2.7' ? thanks

[avneechadha]

Hi!
Can any one help?

Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 209, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/commands/uninstall.py", line 76, in run
requirement_set.uninstall(auto_confirm=options.yes)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_set.py", line 326, in uninstall
req.uninstall(auto_confirm=auto_confirm)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_install.py", line 746, in uninstall
paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/req/req_uninstall.py", line 115, in remove
renames(path, new_path)
File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/utils/init.py", line 267, in renames
shutil.move(old, new)
File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 303, in move
os.unlink(src)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/IPython/init.py'

[thiagopnts]

@Avnikaur it seems to be a permissions error, can you try to run the command again with sudo?

[shreyamittal17]

OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/Python2.7/os.py'

Can anyone help with this ?

Thankyou in advance

[thiagopnts]

@shreyamittal17 you get this error when you run pip install pync?

[dblack]

In case it might still help anyone (sorry if it's just noise), I was having these permission problems a-go-go, until I ran brew doctor and it told me to consider deleting ~/.pydistutils.cfg.

I considered.

I deleted.

All was well.

[pranaikumar]

File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 122, in main
status = self.run(options, args)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 283, in run
requirement_set.install(install_options, global_options, root=options.root_path)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 1436, in install
requirement.install(install_options, global_options, _args, *_kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 672, in install
self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 902, in move_wheel_files
pycompile=self.pycompile,
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 206, in move_wheel_files
clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 193, in clobber
os.makedirs(destsubdir)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/geopy'

The above error was obtained when I tried an installation. Came here through google. Tried using this after reading the above comments

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/geopy

Which gave me an error of no such file or directory. Can anyone help me out! Thankyou in advance.

[thiagopnts]

@pranaikumar have you tried to run your command with sudo?

[pranaikumar]

@thiagopnts Yes I did use a sudo my exact command line was

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/geopy

[thiagopnts]

@pranaikumar I mean for the installation, which command did you run? Try running it with sudo

[pranaikumar]

@thiagopnts I just used sudo and this is what I got as an error

Downloading/unpacking geopy==1.11.0 (from -r requirements.txt (line 1))
Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/
Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement geopy==1.11.0 (from -r requirements.txt (line 1))

Iam actually installing it from a file in my own computer that I downloaded through git and extracted. The exact command was
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt

[thiagopnts]

Looks like you're trying to install something else, not pync(which this thread is about). Your error now says it can't find the lib listed in the requirements.txt file

[pranaikumar]

@thiagopnts
Yes Iam installing something else and stumbled upon a similar issue mentioned here hence I popped up my issue. Btw it's solved the geopy version mentioned in requirements.txt was wrong! Thanks for helping though.

[Natglobe]

I get this error when I type in the command: "chown: sudo: illegal user name"

[ellieandallen]

once i met the same problem,the code was pip install fuzzywuzzy,then i plus sudo in the front,it turns ok.

[dopexxx]

Dear all,

I tried the commands suggested above (sudo chown -R $USER /Library/Python/2.7 and the same with the site-package folder).
I still get this error:

Exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 215, in main status = self.run(options, args) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 317, in run prefix=options.prefix_path, File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_set.py", line 736, in install requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_install.py", line 742, in uninstall paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/req/req_uninstall.py", line 115, in remove renames(path, new_path) File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip-8.1.2-py2.7.egg/pip/utils/__init__.py", line 267, in renames shutil.move(old, new) File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 293, in move os.unlink(src) OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/Extras/lib/python/easy_install.py'

Could please somebody help me!?
Cheers!

PS: I get the same error while trying to install libraries like tensorflow

[Newcool1230]

@thiagopnts
how to fix
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./setoolkit", line 34, in
os.makedirs("/etc/setoolkit/")
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py, line 157, in makedirs
mkdir(name,mode)

[thiagopnts]

guys this is only for weechat-notification-center related issues, for python support/help try stackoverflow.com