# Can not make new project

**URL:** <https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745>\
**Category:** ionic-v3\
**Created:** [November 29, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745 "2017-11-29T07:24:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![MElkawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MElkawa](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/MElkawa)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745/1 "2017-11-29T07:24:36Z")

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```auto
E:\my files\Infinity Room\App>ionic start gym sidemenu
√ Creating directory .\gym - done!
√ Downloading and extracting sidemenu starter - done!
√ Personalizing ionic.config.json and package.json - done!

Installing dependencies may take several minutes.

  * IONIC DEVAPP *

 Speed up development with the Ionic DevApp, our fast, on-device testing mobile app

  - Test on iOS and Android without Native SDKs
  - LiveReload for instant style and JS updates

 ️-> Install DevApp: https://bit.ly/ionic-dev-app <-

> npm i
× Running command - failed!
[ERROR] An error occurred while running npm i (exit code 1):

        > node-sass@4.5.3 install E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/install.js

        Downloading binary from
        https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v4.5.3/win32-x64-59_binding.node
        Cannot download
        "https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v4.5.3/win32-x64-59_binding.node":

        HTTP error 404 Not Found

        Hint: If github.com is not accessible in your location
               try setting a proxy via HTTP_PROXY, e.g.

               export HTTP_PROXY=http://example.com:1234

        or configure npm proxy via

               npm config set proxy http://example.com:8080

        > uglifyjs-webpack-plugin@0.4.6 postinstall E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\uglifyjs-webpack-plugin
        > node lib/post_install.js

        > node-sass@4.5.3 postinstall E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/build.js

        Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\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 [ 'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
        gyp verb cli 'E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\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 info using node-gyp@3.6.2
        gyp info using node@9.2.0 | 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 (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed at F (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed python2 { Error: not found: python2
        gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed at F (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed stack: 'Error: not found: python2\n at
        getNotFoundError (E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n at F (E:\\my
        files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n at E
        (E:\\my files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n
           at E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n at E:\\my
        files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n at
        E:\\my files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n
          at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)',
        gyp verb `which` failed code: 'ENOENT' }
        gyp verb check python checking for Python executable "python" in the PATH
        gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: python
        gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed at F (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed python { Error: not found: python
        gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed at F (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed stack: 'Error: not found: python\n at
        getNotFoundError (E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n at F (E:\\my
        files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n at E
        (E:\\my files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n
           at E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n at E:\\my
        files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n at
        E:\\my files\\Infinity Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n
          at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)',
        gyp verb `which` failed code: 'ENOENT' }
        gyp verb could not find "python". checking python launcher
        gyp verb could not find "python". guessing location
        gyp verb ensuring that file exists: C:\Python27\python.exe
        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 PythonFinder.failNoPython (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:483:19)
        gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:508:16)
        gyp ERR! stack at E:\my files\Infinity
        Room\App\gym\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:284:29
        gyp ERR! stack at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:166:21)
        gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.10240
        gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "E:\\my files\\Infinity
        Room\\App\\gym\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
        "--verbose" "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags="
        "--libsass_library="
        gyp ERR! cwd E:\my files\Infinity Room\App\gym\node_modules\node-sass
        gyp ERR! node -v v9.2.0
        gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
        gyp ERR! not ok
        Build failed with error code: 1
        npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.1.3
        (node_modules\fsevents):
        npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for
        fsevents@1.1.3: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current:
        {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

        npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
        npm ERR! errno 1
        npm ERR! node-sass@4.5.3 postinstall: `node scripts/build.js`
        npm ERR! Exit status 1
        npm ERR!
        npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass@4.5.3 postinstall script.
        npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional
        logging output above.

        npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
        npm ERR!
        C:\Users\Elkawa\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2017-11-23T02_22_30_273Z-debug.log

E:\my files\Infinity Room\App>

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how i can solve this problem ???

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**Author:** ![addwebsolution](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/addwebsolution/32/120392_2.png) [@addwebsolution](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/addwebsolution)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745/2 "2017-11-29T07:32:35Z")

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hi @MElkawa

can you print your **Npm** vresion here

> npm -v

or

> npm --version

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Sujan12](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/sujan12/32/108395_2.png) [@Sujan12](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/Sujan12)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2017, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745/3 "2017-11-29T11:51:56Z")

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What is your `ionic info` output?

My guess: You are using the newest node version which some dependencies do not support yet. Ionic is supposed to be used with the LTS release of node for that reason.

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**Author:** ![mhartington](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ionicframework/user_avatar/forum.ionicframework.com/mhartington/32/137757_2.png) [@mhartington](https://forum.ionicframework.com/u/mhartington)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.ionicframework.com/t/can-not-make-new-project/113745/4 "2021-07-19T22:01:56Z")

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Closed on July 19, 2021, 10:01pm UTC


