Python EXE Windows: Error 5?

Question

I have compiled a small rename program using py2exe. Whenever I run the executable I receive the following error: "Line 17, in WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied". The program runs fine in the python interrupter, but does not work as an EXE. I have tried running the executable with admin rights but I have gotten the same results. Below is line 17, does anyone know why this is occurring? Thanks.

for filename in filenames: 
    os.rename(os.path.join(path, filename), os.path.join(path, filename.replace(cur_Name, new_Name)))

Are you running antivirus software? See http://stackoverflow.com/a/21884736/245915 — nofinator, Jul 31 '14 at 15:00
Yes, mcafee for work. It's mandatory and cannot be removed per I.T....is there a way around this? Or an alternative method of renaming files with python, so that it doesn't conflict with an antivirus software? — MRG123, Jul 31 '14 at 15:02
one thing you can try is seeing if you can add your executable to the exclusion list of your antivirus. — James Kent, Jul 31 '14 at 15:04
@JamesKent, adding it to the exclusions list provided the same results. — MRG123, Jul 31 '14 at 15:11
@MRG123 I'm not sure about with mcafee, but with my antivirus i can access a log of its actions, can you find a log and check if it is mcafee blocking it? — James Kent, Jul 31 '14 at 15:14
@JamesKent I accessed the log and see no evidence of mcafee blocking it. Thanks for the advice though, I'm sure there's a way to get this to run. — MRG123, Jul 31 '14 at 16:18

user3949150 · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-17T01:17:47.193

I had this recently when I tried to delete a bunch of files and the first one was a Read Only file. I just right clicked it and ticked off "Read Only". This solved my error.

Just out of interest, here is my program:

#This matches (1) files and deletes them IF there is an original of the same file size.

import os

path = "e:\\"

for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
        for lastfile in files:
                if lastfile.find(' (1).') > -1:
                        onepos = lastfile.find(' (1).')
                        for thisfile in files:
                                matcherone = (lastfile[0:onepos] + lastfile[onepos+4:len(lastfile)])
                                if matcherone == thisfile:
                                        lastfilesize = os.path.getsize(os.path.join(root,lastfile));
                                        thisfilesize = os.path.getsize(os.path.join(root,thisfile));
                                        if lastfilesize-thisfilesize == 0:
                                                print "Deleting : ", os.path.join(root,lastfile);
                                                os.remove(os.path.join(root,lastfile));

Python EXE Windows: Error 5?

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