installation fail due to undefined exception.

[Mo33n]

Downloaded python-2.7.11.msi. Saved to C:\Users\Moeen.windows-build-tools\python-2.7.11.msi.
Starting installation...
Launched installers, now waiting for them to finish.
This will likely take some time - please be patient!
Waiting for installers... |C:\Users\Moeen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\windows-build-tools\lib\install\tailer.js:92
if (data.includes('Variable: IsInstalled = 1') || data.includes('Variabl
^
TypeError: undefined is not a function
at Tailer.handleData (C:\Users\Moeen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\windows-build-tools\lib\install\tailer.js:92:16)
at null. (C:\Users\Moeen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\windows-build-tools\lib\install\tailer.js:72:16)
at wrapper as _onTimeout
at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:110:15)

[felixrieseberg]

Hey, are you using a slightly older version of Node? If so, upgrading Node will fix your issues 👍

[daveprochnow]

I am getting the exact same error, but the work is being done for an organization that requires that we use Node 0.12. Is it possible to get things working using manual configuration of Python and VS?

[daveprochnow]

Ok, I answered my own question. If you cannot get the windows-build-tools package to work, you can still get things running okay. For the version of Node we're using, I had to revert to Visual Studio 2013.