import dotenv from "dotenv-safe" error

[TheTransparentRecruiter]

import dotenv from "dotenv-safe"; ^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23) at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32) at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12) at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3) at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:831:12) at startup (internal/bootstrap/node.js:283:19) at bootstrapNodeJSCore (internal/bootstrap/node.js:623:3)

[Nevaehni]

Have the same error:

import dotenv from "dotenv-safe"; ^^^^^^

SyntaxError: Unexpected identifier ←[90m at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:720:23)←[39m ←[90m at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:787:10)←[39m ←[90m at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:643:32)←[39m ←[90m at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:556:12)←[39m
←[90m at Function.Module.runMain (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:839:10)←[39m
←[90m at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:11←[39m

[agustinscigliano]

I had the same problem. Updating the node version fixed it.

[gragland]

Yes make sure to update to the latest version of Node if you're seeing this error

[TheTransparentRecruiter]

I just downloaded node for the first time a week ago, it should be the latest version, no?