Why is node.js and gulp not working?

Question

Node.js

Goodnight! Installed node.js.
I'm trying to install packages, I'm getting errors. Can't run even with packages installed.

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\Projects\test\node_modules\gulp-sass\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node scripts/build.js
npm ERR! Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Projects\test\node_modules\gulp-sass\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js rebuild --verbose --libsass_ext= --libsass_cflags= --l
ibsass_ldflags= --libsass_library=
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp verb cli [
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'C:\\Projects\\test\\node_modules\\gulp-sass\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'rebuild',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--verbose',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ext=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_cflags=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ldflags=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_library='
npm ERR! gyp verb cli ]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp verb command rebuild []
npm ERR! gyp verb command clean []
npm ERR! gyp verb clean removing "build" directory
npm ERR! gyp verb command configure []
npm ERR! gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python2" in the PATH
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: python2
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed  python2 Error: not found: python2
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21) {
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed   code: 'ENOENT'
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed }
npm ERR! gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python" in the PATH
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: python
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed  python Error: not found: python
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Projects\test\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21) {
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed   code: 'ENOENT'
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed }
npm ERR! gyp verb could not find "python". checking python launcher
npm ERR! gyp verb could not find "python". guessing location
npm ERR! gyp verb ensuring that file exists: C:\Python27\python.exe
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.failNoPython (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\gulp-sass\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:484:19)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\gulp-sass\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:509:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at callback (C:\Projects\test\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:295:20)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:198:21)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19043
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Projects\\test\\node_modules\\gulp-sass\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass
_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd C:\Projects\test\node_modules\gulp-sass\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v16.13.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! Build failed with error code: 1

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2021-11-10T20_55_25_785Z-debug.log

C:\Windows\System32>npm ls -g
C:\Users\Alex\AppData\Roaming\npm
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Answer 1

Install node version 15.8 and run npm i again