PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: can't save csv file

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I was trying to convert a data frame to a CSV file using the to_csv() function. But I am getting the error "PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'lamda0.45.csv'". My code is as below:

agent_df.to_csv("lamda{}.csv".format(lamda),sep='\t',  encoding='utf-8')

agent_df is my data frame and I need to identify a CSV file with a corresponding lambda value when used in a loop. NB: I am trying to save the file in the same folder as my program codes. Also, I don't have the same file open anywhere as suggested in these answers.

Does this answer your question? [PermissionError: Permission denied to reading CSV File in Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50083806/permissionerror-permission-denied-to-reading-csv-file-in-python) — anurag, Jan 27 '21 at 07:07
All those answers specify an already opened file of the same name. But I don't have any file open and hence it is confusing. — Namitha Tresa Joppan, Jan 27 '21 at 07:18
what is your current working directory? Are you out-of-space? Is it a windows protected folder? — anurag, Jan 27 '21 at 07:24
@anurag No, it's not a protected folder and I have plenty of space. — Namitha Tresa Joppan, Jan 27 '21 at 07:26
So, I was using spyder and it didn't work. But when I switched to jupyter notebook, the file is being saved and there is no permission issue. — Namitha Tresa Joppan, Jan 27 '21 at 07:32

Suhas Mucherla · Answer 1 · 2021-01-27T07:14:06.643

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This error usually occurs when the csv file you're trying to save is already open. Check if it is closed before running the pd.to_csv

edited Jan 27 '21 at 07:14

answered Jan 27 '21 at 07:07

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I don't have a CSV file of the same name open anywhere. – Namitha Tresa Joppan Jan 27 '21 at 07:16
@NamithaTresaJoppan can you print what `lamda` is? – Suhas Mucherla Jan 27 '21 at 07:24
lamda is 0.45. It's a parameter value. – Namitha Tresa Joppan Jan 27 '21 at 07:27
Hi, thank you for trying to help. When I switched to jupyter notebook, this is working fine. Earlier I was using it in spyder. – Namitha Tresa Joppan Jan 27 '21 at 07:34

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: can't save csv file

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