Can't install robotjs on Windows

[dimka11]

Expected Behavior

package will be installed

Current Behavior

package isn't installed

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

npm install -g robotjs

Context

C:\Users\Dima>npm isntall -g robotjs

robotjs@0.5.1 install C:\Users\Dima\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\robotjs
prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild

prebuild-install WARN install No prebuilt binaries found (target=11.9.0 runtime=node arch=x64 platform=win32)

C:\Users\Dima\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\robotjs>if not defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\npm-lifecycle\node-gyp-bin\....\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild ) else (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Command failed: C:\Users\Dima\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python36\python.EXE -c import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:3];
gyp ERR! stack File "", line 1
gyp ERR! stack import sys; print "%s.%s.%s" % sys.version_info[:3];
gyp ERR! stack ^
gyp ERR! stack SyntaxError: invalid syntax
gyp ERR! stack
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:297:12)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:197:13)
gyp ERR! stack at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:978:16)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:265:5)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.18334
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:\Users\Dima\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\robotjs
gyp ERR! node -v v11.9.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! robotjs@0.5.1 install: prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the robotjs@0.5.1 install 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\Dima\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache_logs\2019-03-01T14_24_41_115Z-debug.log

Your Environment

• RobotJS version: 0.5.1
• Node.js version: v11.9.0
• npm version:
• Operating System: 18334.1

[joshuatz]

Your Node.js version (v11.9.0) maps to an ABI # of 67, but the highest ABI that there is (currently) a pre-built binary for is 59. I had the same issue (I'm on ABI 64) and I had to follow the steps to allow RobotJS to build itself (Windows instructions).

There are a bunch of both open and closed issues that pertain to the build process, so I recommend searching around if you or anyone else gets stuck. The readme should probably also make it clearer that if a pre-built does not exist, your computer is going to try and build it immediately when running npm install, without a more verbose error.

[mamanogit]

npm install --global --production windows-build-tools

[oktapodia]

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[haider11234]

This is still continue because i'm facing the same can't install this module i think python is much better in installing modules

[mrkefir4ik]

faced same stuff here

[david-fiaty]

same here. it's a true nightmare to install on windows 10

[rebo-85]

same issue

[FujiwaraChoki]

Facing same issue.