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WASM cache fails to download when venv is under Program Files (Windows) #126

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@ansBAkula

User Story Description

As a user or system integrator

I want the SAF Visor to successfully download and cache VTK WebAssembly (WASM) assets on first run

So that the application starts correctly for non‑admin users even when the product was installed under C:\Program Files\....


Background

On first run, trame_vtklocal downloads and caches VTK WASM assets into the Python virtual environment. The module writes to a path like:

C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\SAF Solutions\...\.venv\Lib\site-packages\trame_vtklocal\module\serve\wasm\9.6.1

When the virtualenv is located under C:\Program Files, Windows prevents non‑elevated processes from creating/writing folders there. This causes pathlib.Path.mkdir() in trame_vtklocal/module/wasm.py to raise a PermissionError / FileNotFoundError on first run, e.g. "Access is denied" or "[WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified".

Acceptance Criteria

  • A fresh install of SAF under C:\Program Files followed by a non‑admin run does not raise PermissionError and the WASM assets are downloaded to a writable location.

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Requires new or update to third party ? If "yes" add the name(s) and the version(s) of the Third Party Software.

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