[Solved] npm Error: Can‘t find Python executable “python“, you can set the PYTHON env variable.

1. NPM error reporting

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path D:\Workspaces\WebstormProjects\shop-ui\buyer\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.failNoPython (D:\Workspaces\WebstormProjects\shop-ui\buyer\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:484:19)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (D:\Workspaces\WebstormProjects\shop-ui\buyer\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:509:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at callback (D:\Workspaces\WebstormProjects\shop-ui\buyer\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:299:20)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "D:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "D:\\Workspaces\\WebstormProjects\\shop-ui\\buyer\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd D:\Workspaces\WebstormProjects\shop-ui\buyer\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.13.2
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     D:\Program Files\nodejs\node_cache\_logs\2022-01-28T09_54_16_535Z-debug.log

2. Solution
npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

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