The requested operation requires elevation (Run as administrator) python 3 - windows 10

Question

I want to execute this command ("netsh wlan export profile folder=c:\ key=clear") in cmd via python 3 in windows 10 to get my wifi passwords so I create a script like that

import os
print(os.popen("netsh wlan export profile folder=c:\ key=clear").read())

but the code gives my this error The requested operation requires elevation (Run as administrator)

I want to make the script run as administrator

but I want to make it show a message From User Account Control that tells me

Do You Want To Allow This App To Make Changes To Your Device YES NO

but I want to do that Via Python Code

See if this link - [Request UAC elevation from within a Python script?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/130763/request-uac-elevation-from-within-a-python-script) provides some clarity. — tidakdiinginkan, Apr 21 '20 at 14:08

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 17 '22 at 17:20

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For one off runs set your bench to run as administrator. Say you use Pycharm. Then open Pycharm as administrator.

For other one offs make a shortcut to your command line and set the shortcut to use administrator.

answered Mar 17 '22 at 17:20

Michael Aarons

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '22 at 20:55

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you cant get administrations privilege for security purpose

answered Apr 07 '22 at 20:55

ahmed adel

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The requested operation requires elevation (Run as administrator) python 3 - windows 10

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