Re: [gtk-osx-users] Permission denied: '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/typing-3.6.2.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst'

[John Ralls <jralls ceridwen us>]

> On Jul 28, 2019, at 1:10 AM, Pascal <p p14 orange fr> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I've the following error when running gtk-osx-setup.sh:
>
> $ sh gtk-osx-setup.sh 
> <...>
> Successfully installed enum34 pipenv virtualenv-clone
> You are using pip version 19.0.3, however version 19.2.1 is available.
> You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.
> DEPRECATION: Python 2.7 will reach the end of its life on January 1st, 2020. Please upgrade your Python as 
> Python 2.7 won't be maintained after that date. A future version of pip will drop support for Python 2.7.
> Uninstalling typing-3.6.2:
> Exception:
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/cli/base_command.py", line 179, in main
>    status = self.run(options, args)
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/commands/uninstall.py", line 75, in run
>    auto_confirm=options.yes, verbose=self.verbosity > 0,
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_install.py", line 817, in uninstall
>    uninstalled_pathset.remove(auto_confirm, verbose)
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 360, in remove
>    moved.stash(path)
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/req/req_uninstall.py", line 257, in stash
>    renames(path, new_path)
>  File "/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pip/_internal/utils/misc.py", line 303, in renames
>    shutil.move(old, new)
>  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 300, in move
>    rmtree(src)
>  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 252, in 
> rmtree
>    onerror(os.remove, fullname, sys.exc_info())
>  File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/shutil.py", line 250, in 
> rmtree
>    os.remove(fullname)
> OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: 
> '/Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/typing-3.6.2.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst'
>
> Should we run gtk-osx-setup.sh with sudo?

No.

Something is wrong with your setup, it's trying to use the Apple-provided Python2.7 instead of the Virtenv 
Python3.6. IIRC you want to run gtk-osx from removable media, is that the case here?

Regards,
John Ralls