Python: import body of email to text file result in PermissionError

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I saw this code from a post here and wanted to see how it works: importing gmail text content to a text file with python returns nothing

But when I try it an error appears. PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:\\email1.txt'

this is the code:

import imaplib
import email
mail = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL('imap.gmail.com')
mail.login('myemail', 'mypassword')
mail.list()
mail.select('inbox')

result, data = mail.uid('search', None, "ALL")
i = len(data[0].split())
for x in range(i):
    latest_email_uid = data[0].split()[x]
    result, email_data = mail.uid('fetch', latest_email_uid, '(RFC822)')
    raw_email = email_data[0][1]

    raw_email_string = raw_email.decode('utf-8')
    email_message = email.message_from_string(raw_email_string)
for part in email_message.walk():
    if part.get_content_type() == "text/plain":
        body = part.get_payload(decode=True)
        save_string = "C:\\email" + str(x) + ".txt"
        myfile = open(save_string, 'a')
        myfile.write(str(body))
        myfile.close()
    else:
        continue

I'm guessing it has something to do with access of the folder I created in the C: location however I don't know what to do.

You are literally being told that you do not have the permission to that file. Can you try creating a file manually in __C:__ — aquil.abdullah, Jul 12 '17 at 03:09
I did create it before trying to run the code. I just created a folder though. Should i create a text file as well? — lu_laude, Jul 12 '17 at 09:55
I don't see anything obviously wrong with your code. Maybe try writing the file to another folder, perhaps C:\\Users\\SOMEUSER\\email1.txt — aquil.abdullah, Jul 12 '17 at 14:27

Python: import body of email to text file result in PermissionError

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