Unable to run npm command “npm install -g tty.js”.

Question

***Unable to run npm command "npm install -g tty.js".
Here is the error log I am getting :*** 

=D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\tty.js\\node_modules\\ws

(node-gyp rebuild 2> builderror.log) || (exit 0) D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\tty.js\\node_modules\\ws>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\node-gyp-bin\\....\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\b in\\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild )
pty.js@0.3.1 install D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\tty.js\\node_modules\\pty.js node-gyp rebuild
D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\tty.js\\node_modules\\pty.js>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\node-gyp-bin\\....\\node_modules\\node-g yp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "" rebuild ) gyp ERR! configure error gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable. gyp ERR! stack at failNoPython (C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\lib\\configure.js:449:14) gyp ERR! stack at C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\lib\\configure.js:404:11 gyp ERR! stack at C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\graceful-fs\\polyfills.js:264:29 gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:123:15) gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601 gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" gyp ERR! cwd D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\tty.js\\node_modules\\pty.js gyp ERR! node -v v6.10.2 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.4.0 gyp ERR! not ok D:\\Users\\pjha\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm `-- (empty)

npm ERR! Windows_NT 6.1.7601
npm ERR! argv "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\bin\\npm-cli.js" "install" "-g" "tty.js"
npm ERR! node v6.10.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.10
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! pty.js@0.3.1 install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the pty.js@0.3.1 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'.
npm ERR! Make sure you have the latest version of node.js and npm installed.
npm ERR! If you do, this is most likely a problem with the pty.js package,
npm ERR! not with npm itself.
npm ERR! Tell the author that this fails on your system:
npm ERR!     node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! You can get information on how to open an issue for this project with:
npm ERR!     npm bugs pty.js
npm ERR! Or if that isn't available, you can get their info via:`enter code here`
npm ERR!     npm owner ls pty.js
npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
npm ERR!     D:\Praful\WorkSpaces\NodeJsWorkSpace\Test\npm-debug.log

Answer 1

See this issue on GitHub - #151: npm install pty.js` failed on Windows 10:

• https://github.com/chjj/pty.js/issues/151

And this - #54: can't install on windows:

• https://github.com/chjj/pty.js/issues/54

There are some solutions that people recommend. It's hard to tell which one will work for you but you should find some info in the comments to those issues.