Can not start new project on ionic 1

I’m trying to create new project with ionic v1, npm5 node 8.0.1
and also problem with existing project in ionic v1, existing project cant build.

when new project create following error through.

√ Creating directory .\infoware - done!
[INFO] Fetching app base (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-app-base/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
[INFO] Fetching starter template sidemenu (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-starter-sidemenu/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
[INFO] Fetching resources (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-default-resources/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
√ Updating package.json with app details - done!
√ Creating configuration file ionic.config.json - done!
[INFO] Installing dependencies may take several minutes!
> npm install
× Running command - failed!
[ERROR] An error occurred while running npm install (exit code 1):

        npm WARN deprecated gulp-minify-css@0.3.13: Please use gulp-clean-css
        npm WARN deprecated bower@1.8.0: ..psst! While Bower is maintained, we recommend Yarn and Webpack for *new*
        front-end projects! Yarn's advantage is security and reliability, and Webpack's is support for both CommonJS and
        AMD projects. Currently there's no migration path, but please help to create it:
        https://github.com/bower/bower/issues/2467
        npm WARN deprecated minimatch@2.0.10: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
        npm WARN deprecated minimatch@0.2.14: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
        npm WARN deprecated graceful-fs@1.2.3: graceful-fs v3.0.0 and before will fail on node releases >= v7.0. Please
        update to graceful-fs@^4.0.0 as soon as possible. Use 'npm ls graceful-fs' to find it in the tree.

        > node-sass@3.13.1 install C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/install.js

        Downloading binary from https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v3.13.1/win32-x64-57_binding.node
        Cannot download "https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v3.13.1/win32-x64-57_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

        > node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/build.js

        Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\wamp\www\infoware\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   'C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\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@8.1.3 | 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 (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed  python2 { Error: not found: python2
        gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed   stack: 'Error: not found: python2\n    at getNotFoundError
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n    at F
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n    at E
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)',
        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 (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed  python { Error: not found: python
        gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed   stack: 'Error: not found: python\n    at getNotFoundError
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n    at F
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n    at E
        (C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n    at
        C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)',
        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
        (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:483:19)
        gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous>
        (C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:508:16)
        gyp ERR! stack     at C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:284:29
        gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063
        gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe"
        "C:\\wamp\\www\\infoware\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass_ext="
        "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
        gyp ERR! cwd C:\wamp\www\infoware\node_modules\node-sass
        gyp ERR! node -v v8.1.3
        gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
        gyp ERR! not ok
        Build failed with error code: 1
        npm WARN infoware@0.0.1 No repository field.
        npm WARN infoware@0.0.1 No license field.

        npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
        npm ERR! errno 1
        npm ERR! node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall: `node scripts/build.js`
        npm ERR! Exit status 1
        npm ERR!
        npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass@3.13.1 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\Akshar-003\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2017-07-12T10_11_58_990Z-debug.log

Please post your ionic info output and package.json content.

Ionic Info

global packages:

@ionic/cli-utils : 1.5.0
Cordova CLI      : 7.0.1
Gulp CLI         : CLI version 3.9.1 Local version 3.9.1
Ionic CLI        : 3.5.0

local packages:

@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova : 1.4.1
@ionic/cli-plugin-gulp    : 1.0.2
@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic1  : 2.0.1
Cordova Platforms         : android 6.2.3
Ionic Framework           : ionic1 1.3.3

System:

Node       : v8.1.3
OS         : Windows 10
Xcode      : not installed
ios-deploy : not installed
ios-sim    : not installed
npm        : 5.2.0

package.json

{
“name”: “myapp”,
“version”: “1.1.1”,
“description”: “myApp: An Ionic project”,
“dependencies”: {
“cordova-android”: “^6.2.3”,
“gulp”: “^3.5.6”,
“gulp-concat”: “^2.2.0”,
“gulp-minify-css”: “^0.3.0”,
“gulp-rename”: “^1.2.0”,
“gulp-sass”: “^2.0.4”
},
“devDependencies”: {
@ionic/cli-plugin-cordova”: “1.4.1”,
@ionic/cli-plugin-gulp”: “1.0.2”,
@ionic/cli-plugin-ionic1”: “2.0.1”,
“bower”: “^1.3.3”,
“gulp-util”: “^2.2.14”,
“shelljs”: “^0.3.0”
},
“cordovaPlugins”: [
“cordova-plugin-whitelist”,
“cordova-plugin-console”,
“cordova-plugin-statusbar”,
“ionic-plugin-keyboard”,
“cordova-plugin-splashscreen”,
“cordova-plugin-device”
],
“cordovaPlatforms”: ,
“cordova”: {
“platforms”: [
“android”
]
}
}

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Good news and bad news.

Good news first:
That all looks fine to me, you are not the culprit.

Bad news.
I get the exact same error when I try to create a v1 project:

PS C:\Users\Jan\Documents> ionic start ionicv1 tabs --type=ionic1
√ Creating directory .\ionicv1 - done!
[INFO] Fetching app base (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-app-base/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
[INFO] Fetching starter template tabs (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-starter-tabs/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
[INFO] Fetching resources (https://github.com/ionic-team/ionic-default-resources/archive/master.tar.gz)
√ Downloading - done!
√ Updating package.json with app details - done!
√ Creating configuration file ionic.config.json - done!
[INFO] Installing dependencies may take several minutes!
> npm install
× Running command - failed!
[ERROR] An error occurred while running npm install (exit code 1):

        npm WARN deprecated gulp-minify-css@0.3.13: Please use gulp-clean-css
        npm WARN deprecated bower@1.8.0: ..psst! While Bower is maintained, we recommend Yarn and Webpack for *new*
        front-end projects! Yarn's advantage is security and reliability, and Webpack's is support for both CommonJS and
        AMD projects. Currently there's no migration path, but please help to create it:
        https://github.com/bower/bower/issues/2467
        npm WARN deprecated minimatch@2.0.10: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
        npm WARN deprecated minimatch@0.2.14: Please update to minimatch 3.0.2 or higher to avoid a RegExp DoS issue
        npm WARN deprecated graceful-fs@1.2.3: graceful-fs v3.0.0 and before will fail on node releases >= v7.0. Please
        update to graceful-fs@^4.0.0 as soon as possible. Use 'npm ls graceful-fs' to find it in the tree.

        > node-sass@3.13.1 install C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/install.js

        Downloading binary from https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v3.13.1/win32-x64-57_binding.node
        Cannot download "https://github.com/sass/node-sass/releases/download/v3.13.1/win32-x64-57_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

        > node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-sass
        > node scripts/build.js

        Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\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   'C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\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@8.1.3 | 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
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed  python2 { Error: not found: python2
        gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed   stack: 'Error: not found: python2\n    at getNotFoundError
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n    at F
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n    at E
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete
        (fs.js:152:21)',
        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
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed  python { Error: not found: python
        gyp verb `which` failed     at getNotFoundError
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at F (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at E (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
        gyp verb `which` failed     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp verb `which` failed   stack: 'Error: not found: python\n    at getNotFoundError
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n    at F
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n    at E
        (C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n    at
        C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n    at FSReqWrap.oncomplete
        (fs.js:152:21)',
        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
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:483:19)
        gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous>
        (C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:508:16)
        gyp ERR! stack     at
        C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:284:29
        gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:152:21)
        gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.15063
        gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe"
        "C:\\Users\\Jan\\Documents\\ionicv1\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose"
        "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
        gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Jan\Documents\ionicv1\node_modules\node-sass
        gyp ERR! node -v v8.1.3
        gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
        gyp ERR! not ok
        Build failed with error code: 1
        npm WARN ionicv1@0.0.1 No repository field.
        npm WARN ionicv1@0.0.1 No license field.

        npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
        npm ERR! errno 1
        npm ERR! node-sass@3.13.1 postinstall: `node scripts/build.js`
        npm ERR! Exit status 1
        npm ERR!
        npm ERR! Failed at the node-sass@3.13.1 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\Jan\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2017-07-14T08_06_01_460Z-debug.log

Now we only have to find out who in there is requesting node-sass@3.13.1 to be installed which doesn’t work with node8/npm5.

First step I created an issue with Ionic CLI:

(Where we only get the error, but it is not causing it. But because I don’t know what is, this is the best spot to post this)

See my updates here:

There is a PR for the ionic-app-base for Ionic v1 which could fix the issue.

Until then you should be able to run npm install gulp-sass@^3.1.0 in the project you created to make it work.

so now we have to wait till fixed the probem?

No, as I wrote:

Run that, then your project work.

Needed PR was merged, so this should work again now.