Running "python3 setup.py bdist_wheel" on a /mnt/c/... path results in a "Errno 13 Permission Denied" error
Solution 1:
I had it pass by specifying a temporary directory that is not under /mnt/c.
One can use the following:
python3 setup.py bdist_wheel --bdist-dir ~/temp/bdistwheel
Solution 2:
Turns out the answer was already out there: https://github.com/pypa/packaging-problems/issues/258#issuecomment-514934944
The issue is resolved by granting "Full control" to "Authenticated Users" in the Windows File settings for the folder that one is trying to work on through WSL.
