Question: Whenever I try to run npm install or npm update in my nuxt.js(vue.js) project, error below appears. npm ERR! code 1 npm ERR! path /Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/deasync npm ERR! command failed npm ERR! command sh -c node ./build.js npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@7.1.2 npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.14.2 | darwin | arm64 npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python Python is not set from command line or npm configuration npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python Python is not set from environment variable PYTHON npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python3" can be used npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "python3" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python" can be used npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "python" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python2" can be used npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "python2" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python ********************************************************** npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python You need to install the latest version of Python. npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python Node-gyp should be able to find and use Python. If not, npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python you can try one of the following options: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Use the switch --python="/path/to/pythonexecutable" npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python (accepted by both node-gyp and npm) npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Set the environment variable PYTHON npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Set the npm configuration variable python: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm config set python "/path/to/pythonexecutable" npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python For more information consult the documentation at: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python ********************************************************** npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Python installation to use npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.fail (/Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:302:47) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.runChecks (/Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:136:21) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (/Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:179:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.execFileCallback (/Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:266:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at exithandler (node:child_process:406:5) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.errorhandler (node:child_process:418:5) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:28) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:289:12) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:478:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21) npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.4.0 npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/bin/node" "/Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/deasync npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.14.2 npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v7.1.2 npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! Build failed npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/kyeolhan/.npm/_logs/2022-03-28T12_56_28_864Z-debug-0.log  python3 is installed in my mac (Apple M1 Pro, macOS Monterey 12.3). $ python3 --version Python 3.9.12  I also tried with --python option with paths below. $ which -a python3 /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python3 /opt/homebrew/bin/python3  npm i --python="/usr/bin/python3" npm i --python="/opt/homebrew/bin/python3"  But it doesn't work npm ERR! code 1 npm ERR! path /Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/deasync npm ERR! command failed npm ERR! command sh -c node ./build.js npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok npm ERR! gyp info using node-gyp@9.0.0 npm ERR! gyp info using node@16.14.2 | darwin | arm64 npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking Python explicitly set from command line or npm configuration npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "--python=" or "npm config get python" is "/usr/bin/python3" npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "/usr/bin/python3" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python Python is not set from environment variable PYTHON npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python3" can be used npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "python3" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python" can be used npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - "python" is not in PATH or produced an error npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python ********************************************************** npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python You need to install the latest version of Python. npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python Node-gyp should be able to find and use Python. If not, npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python you can try one of the following options: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Use the switch --python="/path/to/pythonexecutable" npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python (accepted by both node-gyp and npm) npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Set the environment variable PYTHON npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python - Set the npm configuration variable python: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm config set python "/path/to/pythonexecutable" npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python For more information consult the documentation at: npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python ********************************************************** npm ERR! gyp ERR! find Python npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Python installation to use npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.fail (/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:330:47) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.runChecks (/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:159:21) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:202:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.execFileCallback (/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:294:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at exithandler (node:child_process:406:5) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.errorhandler (node:child_process:418:5) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:28) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:289:12) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:478:16) npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21) npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.4.0 npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/bin/node" "/Users/kyeolhan/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild" npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd /Users/kyeolhan/ForWork/BackOffceFront/node_modules/deasync npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.14.2 npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v9.0.0 npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok npm ERR! Build failed npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/kyeolhan/.npm/_logs/2022-03-28T13_05_45_769Z-debug-0.log  I think the 'deasync' package is requiring python since only projects containing that package in package-lock.json make this error. How can I solve it?

Answer: I resolved this issue by downgrading node version (to v14.19.1). #reference! How to solve npm install error “npm ERR! code 1”