Can't Install/Uninstall Python Packages due to ValueError and PermissionError: [WinError 32]

Question

I'm new to both Python and ArcGIS Pro; I'm just getting started and I'm trying to install a couple of Python packages in order to read, modify, and write Feature Class files using a Spatially Enabled DataFrame (SEDF). To do that, I need to install a couple of packages first. I've created a virtual environment in PyCharm, and was able to install a few packages, however, now when I try to install or uninstall any new packages, I get this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\_common.py", line 89, in _tempfile
    os.write(fd, reader())
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\abc.py", line 371, in read_bytes
    with self.open('rb') as strm:
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\_adapters.py", line 54, in open
    raise ValueError()
ValueError

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2021.3.3\plugins\python-ce\helpers\packaging_tool.py", line 114, in main
    do_install(pkgs)
  File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2021.3.3\plugins\python-ce\helpers\packaging_tool.py", line 59, in do_install
    run_pip(['install'] + pkgs)
  File "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\PyCharm Community Edition 2021.3.3\plugins\python-ce\helpers\packaging_tool.py", line 73, in run_pip
    runpy.run_module(module_name, run_name='__main__', alter_sys=True)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\runpy.py", line 209, in run_module
    return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, mod_spec)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\runpy.py", line 96, in _run_module_code
    _run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals,
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\runpy.py", line 86, in _run_code
    exec(code, run_globals)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\__main__.py", line 29, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main import main as _main
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\main.py", line 9, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.autocompletion import autocomplete
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\autocompletion.py", line 10, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.main_parser import create_main_parser
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\main_parser.py", line 8, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli import cmdoptions
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\cmdoptions.py", line 23, in <module>
    from pip._internal.cli.parser import ConfigOptionParser
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\cli\parser.py", line 12, in <module>
    from pip._internal.configuration import Configuration, ConfigurationError
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\configuration.py", line 20, in <module>
    from pip._internal.exceptions import (
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_internal\exceptions.py", line 13, in <module>
    from pip._vendor.requests.models import Request, Response
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\requests\__init__.py", line 135, in <module>
    from . import utils
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\pip\_vendor\requests\utils.py", line 27, in <module>
    from . import certs
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlocked
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 170, in exec_module
    notify_module_loaded(module)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\decorators.py", line 470, in _synchronized
    return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 136, in notify_module_loaded
    hook(module)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\certifi_win32\wrapt_pip.py", line 35, in apply_patches
    import certifi
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1027, in _find_and_load
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1006, in _find_and_load_unlocked
  File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 688, in _load_unlocked
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 170, in exec_module
    notify_module_loaded(module)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\decorators.py", line 470, in _synchronized
    return wrapped(*args, **kwargs)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\wrapt\importer.py", line 136, in notify_module_loaded
    hook(module)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\certifi_win32\wrapt_certifi.py", line 20, in apply_patches
    certifi_win32.wincerts.CERTIFI_PEM = certifi.where()
  File "C:\Users\alexis\Documents\Wardrobe\Testvenv1\lib\site-packages\certifi\core.py", line 37, in where
    _CACERT_PATH = str(_CACERT_CTX.__enter__())
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\contextlib.py", line 135, in __enter__
    return next(self.gen)
  File "C:\Users\alexis\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\lib\importlib\_common.py", line 95, in _tempfile
    os.remove(raw_path)
PermissionError: [WinError 32] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process: 'C:\\Users\\alexis\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\tmp0nrmgsas'

So far I've tried:

~Giving PyCharm Administrator permissions

~Used pip in the terminal (I always get the same error message back regardless of how I try to install/uninstall packages)

~Tried downloading other packages (same error message)

~Restarting the computer/PyCharm

~Using ArcGIS Pro to create a cloned environment GDAL, Fiona, and other packages can be installed on. However Fiona never seems to install properly, so now I'm trying to use a virtual environment in PyCharm to run the packages necessary for a Spatially Enabled DataFrame

It seems like the computer is trying to say that somehow a file is open somewhere and must be closed before it can install/uninstall anything else. However, I'm not really sure how to do that, or what that file would even be.

Despite the ValueError and PermissionError, scripts still run just fine; I just can't install or uninstall anything.

In short, I have two problems at once: (1) the package Fiona never seems to install properly, and (2) now I'm stuck with a ValueError and PermissonError that keeps me from installing/uninstalling other packages.

I'm using Python 3.10.2, PyCharm 2021.3.3, and Windows 10, 64 bit.

I've been stuck on this problem for a while now. Any advice would be much appreciated!

Answer 1

I've had contact with the helpdesk of Esri and they recommended using conda instead of pip to install the package. That seems to have worked for me.

Since I also would like to get it working with just pip I was able to determine that the minimal install is an option although you need to install cachetools, lxml, and requests-oauthlib even though they aren't mentioned in the instructions. That allowed me to import arcgis so it seems to have worked. I haven't had a chance to take more time with it, but perhaps this solves it for you too.

Just as a reminder, in order to fix your installation of Python you'd need to reinstall Python, but remove the Lib folder in between the un- and re-installation. (Or delete and remake the virtual environment if you used that.)