I am having problems installing pyperclip

Question

i am currently new to python. I am following the book Automate python I am having problem installing pyperclip it keeps saying access denied enter image description here

as the picture shows i follow the right steps but i keep getting denied

Note: I am on the admin account when trying to install pyperclip from command prompt. I am using windows 7.

How do i overcome this issue? Is there any alternative way to install pyperclip?

Please help thank you

Answer 1

You should not install python to C:\Program Files because it is not writable by normal user. If it's possible, do consider installing python at a more permissive location such as C:\Python35 or anywhere else except C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86)

quickfix: open Command Prompt (Admin) by pressing Alt + x + a. Then use pip install pyperclip to install the package.