Permission Error: Permission denied
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Description
Even though the console is opened in administrator mode, the thread while writing to the file is throwing the Permission

Error: Permission denied error.
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Research direction
The report describes a permission failure while a thread writes the generated requirements file, but names no source file, test, or entry point. Start by locating pipreqs' file-writing path and reproduce the reported administrator-console scenario. Done means pipreqs can write the generated file without the reported permission error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100