auth_registrations_mapping error: could not create while pip install twilio on cmd with admin access

Question

Note: Most of the solutions to similar problem suggest that, I retry on CMD admin access. I have tried and still it wont install and returns similar error.

SoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\twilio\rest\api\v2010\account\sip\domain\auth_types\auth_registrations_mapping
    error: could not create 'C:\Users\manoj\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\site-packages\twilio\rest\api\v2010\account\sip\domain\auth_types\auth_registrations_mapping\auth_registrations_credential_list_mapping.py': No such file or directory
    ----------------------------------------
ERROR: Command errored out with exit status 1: 'C:\Users\manoj\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\python.exe' -u -c 'import io, os, sys, setuptools, tokenize; sys.argv[0] = '"'"'C:\\Users\\manoj\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-6lxfxplk\\twilio_26ffaa2a98754c52996da5165593b5ba\\setup.py'"'"'; __file__='"'"'C:\\Users\\manoj\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\pip-install-6lxfxplk\\twilio_26ffaa2a98754c52996da5165593b5ba\\setup.py'"'"';f = getattr(tokenize, '"'"'open'"'"', open)(__file__) if os.path.exists(__file__) else io.StringIO('"'"'from setuptools import setup; setup()'"'"');code = f.read().replace('"'"'\r\n'"'"', '"'"'\n'"'"');f.close();exec(compile(code, __file__, '"'"'exec'"'"'))' install --record 'C:\Users\manoj\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-record-ovyqxs5v\install-record.txt' --single-version-externally-managed --user --prefix= --compile --install-headers 'C:\Users\manoj\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.9_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python39\Include\twilio' Check the logs for full command output.

Answer 1

Twilio developer evangelist here.

I believe you have hit the Windows path length limit of 260 characters, which is why this file is failing. You can enable longer paths by following the instructions in the Windows documentation here.

Essentially, the Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem\LongPathsEnabled (Type: REG_DWORD) registry key must exist and be set to 1. Then, after a reboot you should be able to use longer paths and your installation should succeed.