WinError 740" when using pdfkit + Python3: elevation req'd

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Attempting to convert an HTML page to a PDF file with pdfkit results in the error [WinError 740] The requested operation requires elevation..

Code:

import pdfkit
path_wkthmltopdf = "D:\\w.exe"
config = pdfkit.configuration(wkhtmltopdf = path_wkthmltopdf )
pdfkit.from_url("http://www.google.com", 'd:\\out.pdf', configuration=config)
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This error occurs because the program needs to be run with administrator privileges. To fix this, simply run the Python script as an administrator.