title: What user do python scripts run as in windows?
body: <p>I'm trying to have python delete some directories and I get access errors on them. I think its that the python user account doesn't have rights?</p>
  
  <pre><code>WindowsError: [Error 5] Access is denied: 'path'
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  <p>is what I get when I run the script.<br>
  I've tried  </p>
  
  <pre><code>shutil.rmtree  
  os.remove  
  os.rmdir
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  <p>they all return the same error.</p>