Error with the buffertools package on install

[noopole]

Hello I'm trying to install pcsclite on Windows but I get an error with the node-gyp rebuild. Do I need to install Python before? Thank you for your answer. Bruno

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Here is the log from the command line.

PS C:\Windows\system32> npm install pcsclite

npm WARN engine pcsclite@0.4.4: wanted: {"node":">=0.8.0 < 4"} (current: {"node":"4.0.0","npm":"2.14.2"})"

buffertools@2.1.3 install C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\pcsclite\node_modules\buffertools node-gyp rebuild

C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\pcsclite\node_modules\buffertools>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-g yp-bin....\node_modules\node-gyp\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:116:14) gyp ERR! stack at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:71:11 gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15) 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 C:\Windows\system32\node_modules\pcsclite\node_modules\buffertools gyp ERR! node -v v4.0.0 gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.0.1 gyp ERR! not ok 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" "pcsclite" npm ERR! node v4.0.0 npm ERR! npm v2.14.2 npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE

npm ERR! buffertools@2.1.3 install: node-gyp rebuild npm ERR! Exit status 1 npm ERR! npm ERR! Failed at the buffertools@2.1.3 install script 'node-gyp rebuild'. npm ERR! This is most likely a problem with the buffertools 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 their info via: npm ERR! npm owner ls buffertools npm ERR! There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! C:\Windows\system32\npm-debug.log

[santigimeno]

Yes, python 2.6 or 2.7 is a pre-requisite to use native addons. BTW the WARNING regarding the node version is harmless

[noopole]

Thank you very much for this quick answer.