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

[4/4] ?  Building fresh packages...
[8/9] ⠂ puppeteer
[2/9] ⠂ fsevents
[6/9] ⠂ husky
[7/9] ⠂ node-sass
error /Users/xyz/Documents/src/app/node_modules/node-sass: Command failed.
Exit code: 1
Command: node scripts/build.js
Arguments:
Directory: /Users/xyz/Documents/src/app/node_modules/node-sass
Output:
Building: /usr/local/bin/node /Users/xyz/Documents/src/app/node_modules/node-sass/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   '/usr/local/bin/node',
gyp verb cli   '/Users/xyz/Documents/src/app/node_modules/node-sass/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@16.13.0 | darwin | 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

Solution 1 - Update outdated packages that rely on python2

For example node-sass < 6 require python2
You can upgrade to node-sass@6.02 or replace it with sass@latest
You can also do an alias to sass in package.json if nothing else work
Or force the dependencies in package.json

Solution 2 - Install python 2

brew install pyenv
pyenv install 2.7.18
export PATH="$(pyenv root)/shims:${PATH}"

Solution 3 - Upgrade npm

npm install -g npm

Node Version

You may want to upgrade to Node 16 or + for wider support on Mac. Newer Mac ARM chipsets only support Node 16+. If you have Node 16 or + and you get this error, it's because you have npm packages that are too old and need to be updated to a newer version.

If you have an older Mac, Python 2 and c++11 are installed by default and you will need to always add -`std=++14` command line options

Older Mac must use C++14 or beyond

npm install -std=++14
yarn -std=++14

References

https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/issues/1977