i am trying to run the command npm install in visual code but it is showing me this error

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PS C:\Users\sahib\Downloads\generative-art-node-main (1)> npm install
npm ERR! code ENOENT
npm ERR! syscall open
npm ERR! path C:\Users\sahib/package.json
npm ERR! errno -4058
npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\sahib\package.json'
npm ERR! enoent This is related to npm not being able to find a file.
npm ERR! enoent 

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\sahib\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-10-14T13_21_21_398Z-debug.log
PS C:\Users\sahib\Downloads\generative-art-node-main (1)> ][1]

Answer 1

Are you running npm install from the folder that contains package.json . Verify this by running a ls command and see if the package.json is listed in the output

You typed

PS C:\Users\sahib\Downloads\generative-art-node-main (1)> npm install

but the error is looking for something two directories up:

npm ERR! enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\sahib\package.json'

This would indicate something weird/wrong in the package.json you're trying to install.