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On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 12:02 PM, Ali Zarkesh <zarkeshali81@gmail.com> wrote:
> My pip can't download or upgrade anything
> I use python 3.5 (win 32) and my pip version is 7.1.2.
> The error message is this:
>
> Exception:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> ...
> PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 'c:\program files\python
> 3.5\Lib\site-packages\PyWin32.chm'
>
> What do I do?

It looks like you're trying to install in the global environment,
which requires administrative privileges.  You'll either need to do
the above from an Administrative Command Prompt or create a virtual
environment (py -3.5 -m venv <path to where you want the virtual
environment>) and try it using the pip from the venv.

Hope this helps,
-- 
Zach