PermissionError: [errno 13] permission denied when running python script in Windows 10

Question

When I run my python script for downloading an image from Firebase storage I get the following error "PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied:". I have tried running as administrator without success and also checked the permissions and it appears in my settings I have full read and write access so I'm not sure what to do?

This is the code I am running:

import os 
from google.cloud import storage
os.environ["GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"] = 'C:/Users/username/Documents/NNFILES/credential_file.json'
storage_client = storage.Client()
bucket = storage_client.get_bucket('project.appspot.com')
imageBlob = bucket.blob("/")
imagePath1 = "C:\\Users\\username\\Downloads"
Blob = bucket.blob('result_5.png')
Blob.download_to_filename(imagePath1)
Blob.download_as_string()

Also to add I am successfully uploading to Firebase storage so I do not think it is an issue with the .json file or Firebase.

Permissions being denied generally mean that your credentials are incorrect. Try double checking your environment variable? — 12944qwerty, Apr 20 '21 at 15:30
Does this answer your question? [Errno 13 Permission denied Python](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41910583/errno-13-permission-denied-python) — esqew, Apr 20 '21 at 15:32
Hi, thanks for the response. No as I have already tried running python as admin and I have also checked the permissions through windows and I have read and write access — tech123, Apr 20 '21 at 15:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '21 at 05:05

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imagePath1 = "C:\\Users\\username\\Downloads" is not a filename. You're trying to copy a file over the top of a directory. You need to add the file name to the end of that string.

answered Apr 21 '21 at 05:05

Tim Roberts

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