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Piyush Keshari
Piyush Keshari

Reputation: 192

Python not found for node-gyp

I am trying to npm install for a project in my mac but for some reason it says python not found even though python3 command is working fine and I also set alias python to python3 in by ~/.zshrc and ~/.bash-profile and restarted several times but still the same issue.

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Upvotes: 6

Views: 20138

Answers (1)

scrowler
scrowler

Reputation: 24406

The problem is that Python is required in the system path to operate this command. Solutions:

  1. Install pyenv
  2. Install either Python 2.7 or Python 3.x: pyenv install 2.7.18 or pyenv install 3.9.11 (for example)
  3. If you have more than one python version, ensure one of them is set as global: pyenv global 3.9.11
  4. Add pyenv to your system path
    • On Mac, put this in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc: export PATH=$(pyenv root)/shims:$PATH, then run source ~/.bashrc or source ~/.zshrc
    • For Windows, try npm config set python C:\Library\Python\Python310\python.exe (for example) via administrator
  5. Run npm install again

Upvotes: 15

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