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I'm building a file-transfer script, and the source cleanup function makes use of os.rmdir('C:\\Users\\Grav\\Desktop\\TestDir0\\Om'). This is the error I get:
PermissionError: [WinError 5] Access is denied: 'C:\\Users\\Grav\\Desktop\\TestDir0\\Om'
I checked the permissions on the folder Om through the Windows 7 and they are set to allow deletion for my user account. I've also tried setting my interpreter to run as admin. The problem persists and I'm stymied. Much obliged to anyone with insight!
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The PermissionError: [errno 13] permission denied error occurs when you try to access a file from Python without having the necessary permissions. To fix this error, use the chmod or chown command to change the permissions of the file so that the right user and/or group can access the file.
Deleting file/dir using the os.rmdir() method in Python is used to remove or delete an empty directory. OSError will be raised if the specified path is not an empty directory.
remove() method in Python can be used to remove files, and the os. rmdir() method can be used to delete an empty folder. The shutil. rmtree() method can be used to delete a folder along with all of its files.
uncheck read-only attribute box found in the properties of the file/folder.
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I found a solution here: What user do python scripts run as in windows?
It seems as if the offending folder has a stubborn read-only attribute. Adding in a handler to change such read-only flags worked like a charm for me.
All of you who posted suggestions, you helped me track down the final answer, so thank you!
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