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Hey,
I need help with using the tool on OSX. Whenever I attempt to patch the game (Steam copy) I get the following error in the terminal window: If anyone has advice on how to solve this problem, I'd be very grateful.

@ultramario
Try this

So, I'm having some trouble. I got this error.

[Errno 13] Permission denied: u'C:/Program Files (x86)/FTL/resources\\data.dat'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Users\Devan\Desktop\Grognaks Mod Manager v1.7 Win32\lib\killable_threading.py", line 99, in run
result = self._payload(*self._payload_args, **self._payload_kwargs)
File "C:\Users\Devan\Desktop\Grognaks Mod Manager v1.7 Win32\main.py", line 782, in patch_dats
sh.copy2(bak_path, dat_path)
File "C:\Python27\lib\shutil.py", line 128, in copy2
copyfile(src, dst)
File "C:\Python27\lib\shutil.py", line 83, in copyfile
with open(dst, 'wb') as fdst:
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'C:/Program Files (x86)/FTL/resources\\data.dat

I followed all the troubleshooting, ran as admin, all that. Still didn't work.

It's still saying that the manager was denied permission.
Get the fixed exe, place it in GMM's location (replace the old one), right click it and run it as admin.
If it's still saying that permission's denied, make sure that your account actually has admin rights, and that no other program is accessing these files while the manager is running.

Failing that, you can try working around the problem - since Windows Vista/7/8 locks access to Program Files for unauthorized apps, you can try changing the path to FTL in GMM's config file to some arbitrary location - for example, C:\\FTL_archives. Then run the manager and patch the files, and copy them over to FTL's real installation manually -- I've never actually tried that though, so it may not work.

this mod says I need Python 2.7.3

1. That is bull shit why do I need another software (python 2.7.3) to run your software?

2. why dont you have this software dl link in your thread or any explanation about it?

Python is a programming language in which GMM written. Since the language is interpreted (ie, not compiled to machine code), your PC has to have an interpreter installed. Some systems have it by default.
*shrug* I guess Grognak didn't consider it to be significant, or assumed that Python is commonly recognized.

It's not uncommon to have a program depend on another in order to run. Almost all games require DirectX, Youtube videos dont play without Adobe Flash, a whole bunch of apps require Java. Maybe Python is less recognised, but it's still the same thing. It's not a big deal unless you have to pay for a dependancy which is usually never the case.

GMM has evolved a lot since it's inception, and has allways been an invaluable tool. It's not perfect, but the fact it requires Python is hardly a problem. Google the latest version for your OS and install it. It's not a toolbar or some malware crap, it's like kartoFlane said an interpreter that runs apps programmed for it. One of the reasons this is actually usefull is that it doesn't matter what OS or computer you have, it will run on Windows, OSX or various Linux distros.

kartoFlane wrote:Python is a programming language in which GMM written. Since the language is interpreted (ie, not compiled to machine code), your PC has to have an interpreter installed. Some systems have it by default.
*shrug* I guess Grognak didn't consider it to be significant, or assumed that Python is commonly recognized.

Sorry, Ive never heard of it. I run Windows 7 64bit, could you please help me step by step on what I need to get the mod manager working on my machine?

Do I DL the latest version of python or that specific one his mod asks me for?

Download and install Python 2.7.5 (or newer) from here - be sure to get the correct distribution for your system (32-/64-bit).
The 3.x.x version is fine too, I guess, but IIRC the 2.x.x is better supported, so just stick with it for now.

Then download GMM. You may also want to get the fixed exe for GMM (since the stock one is broken and never detects Python correctly - you'd have to double-click main.py in order to run the program).

Aaand that's about it. Happy modding.

It used to work but now it dosent, im using the latest version and it says I dont have python but I did, I tried installing python again (Latest python) but it still dident launch