Can't find Python executable "/path/to/executable/python2.7", you can set the PYTHON env variable

node.js polymer-1.0 node-gyp npm-install
SudTheNerd picture SudTheNerd · Jan 2, 2016 · Viewed 30.1k times · Source

[email protected] install /home/sudthenerd/polymer-starter-kit-1.2.1/node_modules/bufferutil > node-gyp rebuild gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "/path/to/executable/python2.7", you can set the PYTHON env variable. gyp ERR! stack at failNoPython (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:401:14) gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:330:11 gyp ERR! stack at F (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:78:16) gyp ERR! stack at E (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:82:29) gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:93:16 gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15) gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-74-generic gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /home/sudthenerd/polymer-starter-kit-1.2.1/node_modules/bufferutil gyp ERR! node -v v5.3.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1 gyp ERR! not ok npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1 > [email protected] install /home/sudthenerd/polymer-starter-kit-1.2.1/node_modules/utf-8-validate > node-gyp rebuild gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "/path/to/executable/python2.7", you can set the PYTHON env variable. gyp ERR! stack at failNoPython (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:401:14) gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:330:11 gyp ERR! stack at F (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:78:16) gyp ERR! stack at E (/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:82:29) gyp ERR! stack at /usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/which/which.js:93:16 gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15) gyp ERR! System Linux 3.13.0-74-generic gyp ERR! command "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd /home/sudthenerd/polymer-starter-kit-1.2.1/node_modules/utf-8-validate gyp ERR! node -v v5.3.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1 gyp ERR! not ok npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: node-gyp rebuild npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1

Answer

Kodie Grantham picture Kodie Grantham · Dec 16, 2016

Scott Frees' solution didn't work for me but running

npm config set python $(which python)

did.

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