python.exe Syntax issue - NPM

Question

I am having trouble when running Npm install. I get the following error:

gyp ERR! stack Error: Command failed: C:\Users\userxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\python.EXE -c import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:3];
gyp ERR! stack   File "<string>", line 1
gyp ERR! stack     import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:3];
gyp ERR! stack                                ^
gyp ERR! stack SyntaxError: invalid syntax
gyp ERR! stack
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:276:12)
gyp ERR! stack     at emitTwo (events.js:126:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:214:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:915:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:209:5)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.17134
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"

I have added to my Path system variable the following:

C:\Python27\

In my user Path variable I have the following for Python:

C:\Users\userxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\Scripts\
C:\Users\userxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\
C:\Users\userxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\Scripts\
C:\Users\userxxx\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\

Not sure what is going on here so any help appreciated!

Answer 1

The command you are attempting to run uses Python 2 syntax. It is incompatible with Python 3, so if you try to use that, you should get a syntax error.

Either upgrade the script to Python 3 (about time already), or fix the execution path so that it can be run with the obsolescent Python version.

Answer 2

Two solution we can try in this case

1. Downgrade Python to 2.x.

2. Install the packages using npm install --ignore-scripts

   NOTE: This will cause npm to stop running scripts defined in the package.json