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esptool.py v2.6
Serial port COM9
Connecting.......
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "esptool.py", line 2959, in <module>
  File "esptool.py", line 2952, in _main
  File "esptool.py", line 2653, in main
  File "esptool.py", line 460, in connect
  File "esptool.py", line 440, in _connect_attempt
  File "esptool.py", line 379, in sync
  File "esptool.py", line 343, in command
  File "site-packages\serial\serialutil.py", line 352, in timeout
  File "site-packages\serial\serialwin32.py", line 222, in _reconfigure_port
serial.serialutil.SerialException: Cannot configure port, something went wrong. Original message: WindowsError(5, 'Access is denied.')
Failed to execute script esptool
the selected serial port Failed to execute script esptool
 does not exist or your board is not connected