topic TypeError: copytree() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dirs_exist_ok' while installing Data Movement ai-local-agent in Installing and Upgrading https://community.qlik.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/TypeError-copytree-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument-dirs-exist/m-p/2536910#M12799 <P>If you get a message like below while installing the&nbsp; ai-local-agent on your data movement engine much probably you have an old Python version.<BR />Traceback (most recent call last):<BR />File "./install", line 256, in &lt;module&gt;<BR />exec(install['code'])<BR />File "&lt;string&gt;", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;<BR />TypeError: copytree() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dirs_exist_ok'</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Sometimes you have the correct version (3.12+) but the python3 command is linked to an older version.<BR />the command below saved my time</P> <PRE>sudo alternatives --set python3 /usr/bin/python3.12</PRE> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:33:39 GMT Clever_Anjos 2025-11-21T21:33:39Z TypeError: copytree() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dirs_exist_ok' while installing Data Movement ai-local-agent https://community.qlik.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/TypeError-copytree-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument-dirs-exist/m-p/2536910#M12799 <P>If you get a message like below while installing the&nbsp; ai-local-agent on your data movement engine much probably you have an old Python version.<BR />Traceback (most recent call last):<BR />File "./install", line 256, in &lt;module&gt;<BR />exec(install['code'])<BR />File "&lt;string&gt;", line 35, in &lt;module&gt;<BR />TypeError: copytree() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dirs_exist_ok'</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Sometimes you have the correct version (3.12+) but the python3 command is linked to an older version.<BR />the command below saved my time</P> <PRE>sudo alternatives --set python3 /usr/bin/python3.12</PRE> <P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:33:39 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/TypeError-copytree-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument-dirs-exist/m-p/2536910#M12799 Clever_Anjos 2025-11-21T21:33:39Z Re: TypeError: copytree() got an unexpected keyword argument 'dirs_exist_ok' while installing Data Movement ai-local-agent https://community.qlik.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/TypeError-copytree-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument-dirs-exist/m-p/2537003#M12800 <P>This is the answer to a question I haven't asked yet, thank you!</P> Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:47:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Installing-and-Upgrading/TypeError-copytree-got-an-unexpected-keyword-argument-dirs-exist/m-p/2537003#M12800 F_B 2025-11-24T07:47:26Z