Python Acces Denied Download a file with Python in a specifid Path

Question

Hello i tried to download something with Python, but when i try to open the script it comes following error code:

  File "C:\Users\Colin\Desktop\Fortnite VoidlessFN\Paid\main.py", line 134, in <module>
    open("C:/Users/Colin/Pictures", "wb").write(r.content)
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'C:/Users/Colin/Pictures'

MY CODE:
  url144 = "https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/815696193354203157/817144742693437490/msgbox.vbs"
  r = requests.get(url144, allow_redirects=True)
  open("C:/Users/Colin/Pictures", "wb").write(r.content)

Use `chmod` to change the directory permissions and then run the program — bigbounty, Mar 05 '21 at 01:37
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3740152/how-to-change-permissions-for-a-folder-and-its-subfolders-files-in-one-step — bigbounty, Mar 05 '21 at 01:40
@bigbounty His file path is likely he is using Windows rather than Linux — , Mar 05 '21 at 05:02

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 05 '21 at 01:33

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Right. Because C:\Users\Colin\Pictures is a directory. You can't open a directory for writing. You need to add a file name to this.

answered Mar 05 '21 at 01:33

Tim Roberts

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '21 at 01:36

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You should also check the permissions on this folder to ensure your python script has write access

answered Mar 05 '21 at 01:36

K. Sauri

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This should be a comment – Mar 05 '21 at 04:29

Python Acces Denied Download a file with Python in a specifid Path

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