title: How to solve npm install error “npm ERR! code 1”
body: <p>I'm trying to install <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulp.js" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Gulp.js</a> and when I write <code>npm install</code> I get this issue:</p>
  <pre class="lang-none prettyprint-override"><code>npm ERR! code 1
  npm ERR! path D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\node-sass
  npm ERR! command failed
  npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node scripts/build.js
  npm ERR! Building: C:\Program Files (x86)\nodejs\node.exe D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js rebuild --verbose --libsass_ext= --libsass_cflags= --libsass_ldflags= --libsass_library=
  npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli [
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'D:\\www\\wegrow\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'rebuild',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--verbose',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ext=',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_cflags=',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ldflags=',
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_library='
  npm ERR! gyp verb cli ]
  npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@3.8.0
  npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.1.0 | win32 | ia32
  npm ERR! gyp verb command rebuild []
  npm ERR! gyp verb command clean []
  npm ERR! gyp verb clean removing &quot;build&quot; directory
  npm ERR! gyp verb command configure []
  npm ERR! gyp verb check python checking for Python executable &quot;python2&quot; in the PATH
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: python2
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:194:21)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed  python2 Error: not found: python2
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:194:21) {
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed   code: 'ENOENT'
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed }
  npm ERR! gyp verb check python checking for Python executable &quot;python&quot; in the PATH
  npm ERR! gyp verb `which` succeeded python C:\Python39\python.EXE
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Command failed: C:\Python39\python.EXE -c import sys; print &quot;%s.%s.%s&quot; % sys.version_info[:3];
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack   File &quot;&lt;string&gt;&quot;, line 1
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     import sys; print &quot;%s.%s.%s&quot; % sys.version_info[:3];
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack                       ^
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack SyntaxError: invalid syntax
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:326:12)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:365:28)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1067:16)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at Socket.&lt;anonymous&gt; (node:internal/child_process:453:11)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at Socket.emit (node:events:365:28)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at Pipe.&lt;anonymous&gt; (node:net:661:12)
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! command &quot;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\nodejs\\node.exe&quot; &quot;D:\\www\\wegrow\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js&quot; &quot;rebuild&quot; &quot;--verbose&quot; &quot;--libsass_ext=&quot; &quot;--libsass_cflags=&quot; &quot;--libsass_ldflags=&quot; &quot;--libsass_library=&quot;
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd D:\www\wegrow\node_modules\node-sass
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.1.0
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
  npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
  npm ERR! Build failed with error code: 1
  
  npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
  npm ERR!     C:\Users\wbalu\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-05-05T10_38_29_779Z-debug.log
  </code></pre>
  <p>I have formatted my computer. Everything was working before. And now when I try to install it, that's what pops up. I have tried reinstalling Node.js, but it didn't help. What should I do?</p>