Node.js native addon build tool (node-gyp) installation fails since python was not found.
The output of node-gyp installation error should be similar to this one:
- node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild --arch x64 -f -p -w serialport -m electron-app
× Rebuild Failed
An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
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gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.failNoPython (C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:482:19)
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.
(C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:508:16) gyp ERR! stack at C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:284:29 gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:114:15) gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063 gyp ERR! command "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" "C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--target=1.4.13" "--arch=x64" "--dist-url=https://atom.io/download/electron" "--build-from-source" "--module_name=serialport" "--module_path=C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\electron-app\node_modules\serialport\build\Release" "--host=https://github.com/EmergingTechnologyAdvisors/node-serialport/releases/download/4.0.7" gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\tutorialstechnology\workspace\app\electron-app\node_modules\serialport gyp ERR! node -v v7.9.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.0 gyp ERR! not ok if(typeof __ez_fad_position != 'undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-tutorials_technology-medrectangle-3-0')}; Solution ========
Install windows-build-tools with --production and --global parameters:
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools
If the error still appears, try to add the --add-python-to-path='true
npm --add-python-to-path='true' --debug install --global windows-build-tools