Solution of “Can’t find Python executable ‘python'” Node Error

Hello everyone, today we will take a look at a mix-in problem. The main reason of this situation is deprecated dependencies.

The project that we developed use a node version 14.18.0 and we use a node-sass version 4.14.1 package and this package also deprecated for today.

PS: You can use normal sass package today instead of node-sass.

The error out looks like these

Error: Can<span>'t find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable. </span>
Error: Can<span>'t find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable. </span>


Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable. 

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The python3 was already installed on my pc. But this is not helped at all.

We need to install python 2.7.18

We can use pyenv to work multiple python version. Let’s download it.

1- Install “pyenv”

brew <span>install </span>pyenv
brew <span>install </span>pyenv


brew install pyenv

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2- Install the “2.7.18” version of python

pyenv <span>install </span>2.7.18
pyenv <span>install </span>2.7.18


pyenv install 2.7.18

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and set it as a global

pyenv global 2.7.18
pyenv global 2.7.18


pyenv global 2.7.18

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3- Add python executable directory to PATH

<span>export </span><span>PATH</span><span>=</span><span>"</span><span>${</span><span>HOME</span><span>}</span><span>/.pyenv/shims:</span><span>${</span><span>PATH</span><span>}</span><span>"</span>
<span>export </span><span>PATH</span><span>=</span><span>"</span><span>${</span><span>HOME</span><span>}</span><span>/.pyenv/shims:</span><span>${</span><span>PATH</span><span>}</span><span>"</span>


export PATH="${HOME}/.pyenv/shims:${PATH}"

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You can check the PATHs with;

<span>echo</span> <span>$PATH</span>
<span>echo</span> <span>$PATH</span>


echo $PATH

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4- Add python executable directory to the .npmrc

npm config <span>set </span>python <span>$(</span>which python<span>)</span>
npm config <span>set </span>python <span>$(</span>which python<span>)</span>


npm config set python $(which python)

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You can check the config with

npm config list 
npm config list 


npm config list 

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or check from .npmrc;

<span>cat</span> .npmrc
<span>cat</span> .npmrc


cat .npmrc

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After these steps, you can able to work with “python” and the node starts to will work with the “python” alias.

Arrivederci

Source:

• https://github.com/TryGhost/node-sqlite3/issues/1552#issuecomment-1075059490

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