Python httplib2 Access is denied

Question

I am facing a problem on executing simple code.

import httplib2
h = httplib2.Http(".cache")
resp, content = h.request("http://example.org/", "GET")

Output is

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<interactive input>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\httplib2\__init__.py", line 1175, in __init__
    self.cache = FileCache(cache)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\httplib2\__init__.py", line 700, in __init__
    os.makedirs(self.cache)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\os.py", line 157, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: '.cache'

Anyone with any suggestions to fix this error?

It looks like you cannot create the .cache directory in your working directory. Maybe switching your current directory fixs it. — A. Rodas, Mar 11 '13 at 18:58
Do you have permission to create folders where the script is executing? — Thomas Orozco, Mar 11 '13 at 18:59

grahamlyons · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-27T13:58:48.000

To get this working you could just leave out the cache directory:

import httplib2
h = httplib2.Http()
resp, content = h.request("http://example.org/", "GET")

As the comments say above, you don't have permission to create the .cache directory relative to the path you're running the code from.

Of course, having a cache is better...

For a simple, in-memory cache which won't cause you permissions headaches, checkout this article I wrote: http://grahamlyons.com/article/a-simple-in-memory-cache-for-python-s-httplib2

Python httplib2 Access is denied

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