Installation error for language_check in python 2.7

Question

I have tried to install language_check library in Python 2.7 by using...

pip install language_check

and...

pip install language_check --upgrade

In both cases, I get the following error...

Collecting language-check
Using cached language-check-0.8.tar.gz
Installing collected packages: language-check
  Running setup.py install for language-check
    Complete output from command "C:\Users\Gaurav M\Anaconda\python.exe" -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='c:\\users\\gaurav~1\\appdata\\local\\temp\\pip-build-ew9qcy\\language-check\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-b0zy9n-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile:
    Downloading 'LanguageTool-3.2.zip' (87.3 MiB)...
    100%
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
      File "c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-ew9qcy\language-check\setup.py", line 597, in <module>
        sys.exit(main())
      File "c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-ew9qcy\language-check\setup.py", line 592, in main
        run_setup_hooks(config)
      File "c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-ew9qcy\language-check\setup.py", line 561, in run_setup_hooks
        language_tool_hook(config)
      File "c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-ew9qcy\language-check\setup.py", line 586, in language_tool_hook
        download_lt()
      File "download_lt.py", line 158, in download_lt
        os.path.join(PACKAGE_PATH, dirname))
    WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied

    ----------------------------------------
Command ""C:\Users\Gaurav M\Anaconda\python.exe" -c "import setuptools, tokenize;__file__='c:\\users\\gaurav~1\\appdata\\local\\temp\\pip-build-ew9qcy\\language-check\\setup.py';exec(compile(getattr(tokenize, 'open', open)(__file__).read().replace('\r\n', '\n'), __file__, 'exec'))" install --record c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-b0zy9n-record\install-record.txt --single-version-externally-managed --compile" failed with error code 1 in c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\pip-build-ew9qcy\language-check

I also tried doing...

easy_install language_check

and that throws a different error...

Downloading https://pypi.python.org/packages/05/2e/471a9104b0fe7bb404de6d79e2fdd0c41ad08b87a16cbb4c8c5c9300a608/language-check-0.8.tar.gz#md5=8b4e3aa5e77bff1e33d3312a6dae870b
Processing language-check-0.8.tar.gz
Writing c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\easy_install-qkjgfj\language-check-0.8\setup.cfg
Running language-check-0.8\setup.py -q bdist_egg --dist-dir c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\easy_install-qkjgfj\language-check-0.8\egg-dist-tmp-py6mda
Downloading 'LanguageTool-3.2.zip' (87.3 MiB)...
100%
error: [Error 145] The directory is not empty <built-in function rmdir> c:\users\gaurav~1\appdata\local\temp\easy_install-qkjgfj\language-check-0.8\language_check\LanguageTool-3.2\org\languagetool\rules\uk

How do I install language_check in this case?

python -m pip install language_check [stackoverflow source](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31172719/pip-install-access-denied-on-windows) — Kruupös, Aug 05 '16 at 08:37
The error says: `WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied`, so did you try running your command prompt as Administrator (root)? — Ajeet Shah, Aug 05 '16 at 08:39
@Orions let me check that... but I was able to install other libraries using pip through the same user... If I didn't have administrator rights, I shouldn't be able to install any library right? — Gaurav, Aug 05 '16 at 09:08
@MaxChrétien python -m pip install throws the same error :( — Gaurav, Aug 06 '16 at 04:33

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 07 '16 at 14:03

I check the sources of the file download_lt.py (github language_check). It appears that the error occurs when you try to move the folder language_check/LanguageTool-X.Y with the command os.rename() from your TemporaryFile to your Anaconda Lib folder.

So far, @Orions is right, it is a permission problem.

Firstly, you should check your folder permission:

Go to your Local folder (should be C:\Users\Gaurav M\AppData\Local)
Right-click on Temp folder on select properties
Go to Security tab and Edit and Add your name if it doesn't appear under Group or user names.

Repeat the operation for your Anaconda folder. (should be C:\Users\Gaurav M\Anaconda)

Secondly, you can try:

pip install --user language_check

But the pip --user option install the package only for the user.

Install to the Python user install directory for your platform. Typically ~/.local/, or %APPDATA%Python on Windows. (See the Python documentation for site.USER_BASE for full details.)

Last but not least, I presume you are using cmd or powershellas Command-line interpreter. In my opinion, using cygwin on Windows makes a lot of things easier. Although It could be painful to configure, I would recommend a pre-configure cygwin solution like Babun.

Good luck!

Thanks Max... I checked the Securtiy tab for both temp and anaconda... 'Gaurav' has all permissions... it still shows the same error... also I am able to install all other packages... its only language_check that's a problem... I am using cmd, but will now try to use cygwin as you recommended... lets see how it goes... — Gaurav, Aug 08 '16 at 04:46

Installation error for language_check in python 2.7

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