Pip is broken, gives PermissionError: [WinError 32]

2024/10/18 14:58:50

I installed the python-certifi-win32 module (I'm so busy trying to fix this problem that I don't even remember why I originally installed it). Right after I installed it, though, I started getting this error when I run pip (extended error code below): PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmph93rz74c' When I delete the file C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmph93rz74c, another file pops up in its place, just with a different random combination of letters and numbers, and the error says the new file name instead. I have no idea how to fix it, my pip hasn't been working for days. I've looked through tens of pages of google results.

Full error code:

Traceback (most recent call last):File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\runpy.py", line 196, in _run_module_as_mainreturn _run_code(code, main_globals, None,File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\runpy.py", line 86, in _run_codeexec(code, run_globals)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\Scripts\pip.exe\__main__.py", line 4, in <module>File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\main.py", line 9, in <module>from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocompleteFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\autocompletion.py", line 10, in <module>from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parserFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\main_parser.py", line 8, in <module>from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptionsFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\cmdoptions.py", line 23, in <module>from pip._internal.cli.parser import ConfigOptionParserFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\parser.py", line 12, in <module>from pip._internal.configuration import Configuration, ConfigurationErrorFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\configuration.py", line 20, in <module>from pip._internal.exceptions import (File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\exceptions.py", line 13, in <module>from pip._vendor.requests.models import Request, ResponseFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\requests\__init__.py", line 135, in <module>from . import utilsFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\requests\utils.py", line 27, in <module>from . import certsFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_loadFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlockedFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlockedFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 170, in exec_modulenotify_module_loaded(module)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\decorators.py", line 470, in _synchronizedreturn wrapped(*args, **kwargs)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 136, in notify_module_loadedhook(module)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\certifi_win32\wrapt_pip.py", line 35, in apply_patchesimport certifiFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_loadFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlockedFile "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlockedFile "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 170, in exec_modulenotify_module_loaded(module)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\decorators.py", line 470, in _synchronizedreturn wrapped(*args, **kwargs)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 136, in notify_module_loadedhook(module)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\certifi_win32\wrapt_certifi.py", line 20, in apply_patchescertifi_win32.wincerts.CERTIFI_PEM = certifi.where()File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\site-packages\certifi\core.py", line 37, in where_CACERT_PATH = str(_CACERT_CTX.__enter__())File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\contextlib.py", line 135, in __enter__return next(self.gen)File "C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\_common.py", line 95, in _tempfileos.remove(raw_path)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'C:\\Users\\user1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmph93rz74c'
Answer

I ran into the same problem after installing python-certifi-win32. I installed this package in the hope to solve errors caused by the self-signed certificate used by our SSL Inspection infrastructure.

To bring pip back to a running state remove python-certifi-win32 from the installation folder:

  • Determine the installation path for pip packages (source):

    python -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())"

  • Switch to the folder and delete the package's files:

    del python-certifi-win32-init.pth
rmdir /s/q python_certifi_win32-1.6.dist-info
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