gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python2" in the PATH

error C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\sass-jest\node_modules\node-sass: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node scripts/build.js
Arguments:
Directory: C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\sass-jest\node_modules\node-sass
Output:
Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\sass-jest\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js rebuild --verbose --libsass_ext= --libsass_cflags= --libsass_ldflags= --libsass_library=
gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
gyp verb cli [
gyp verb cli 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
gyp verb cli 'C:\\dev\\react-scss-jest-typescript\\node_modules\\sass-jest\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js',
gyp verb cli 'rebuild',
gyp verb cli '--verbose',
gyp verb cli '--libsass_ext=',
gyp verb cli '--libsass_cflags=',
gyp verb cli '--libsass_ldflags=',
gyp verb cli '--libsass_library='
gyp verb cli ]
gyp info using node-gyp@3.8.0
gyp info using node@16.14.2 | win32 | x64
gyp verb command rebuild []
gyp verb command clean []
gyp verb clean removing "build" directory
gyp verb command configure []
gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python2" in the PATH
gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: python2
gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
gyp verb `which` failed at F (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
gyp verb `which` failed at E (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
gyp verb `which` failed at C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
gyp verb `which` failed at C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
gyp verb `which` failed at C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)
gyp verb `which` failed python2 Error: not found: python2
gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
gyp verb `which` failed at F (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
gyp verb `which` failed at E (C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
gyp verb `which` failed at C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
gyp verb `which` failed at C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21) {
gyp verb `which` failed code: 'ENOENT'
gyp verb `which` failed }
gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python" in the PATH
gyp verb `which` succeeded python C:\Users\Domino\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.EXE
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Command failed: C:\Users\Domino\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.EXE -c import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sgyp ERR! stack File "<string>", line 1
gyp ERR! stack import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:3];
gyp ERR! stack ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
gyp ERR! stack SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'. Did you mean print(...)?
gyp ERR! stack
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:399:12)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:28)
gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1092:16)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19043
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\dev\\react-scss-jest-typescript\\node_modules\\sass-jest\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
gyp ERR! cwd C:\dev\react-scss-jest-typescript\node_modules\sass-jest\node_modules\node-sass
gyp ERR! node -v v16.14.2

Solution

$ npm install --global windows-build-tools

If it hangs and fails, try

$ npm install --global --production windows-build-tools@4.0.0