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JavaScript npm Basics (retiring) Installing Packages with npm Installing Local Packages

Posted by Hanwen Zhang
Hanwen Zhang
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Why do we need to install Python2 in the console? npm install bcrypt--python2?

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1 Answer

Reggie Williams
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Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher
Reggie Williams
Reggie Williams
Treehouse Teacher

Hey Hanwen Zhang Bcrypt depends on version 2 of python to be able to run properly. As you learn more about managing packages you'll see that many times pieces of code are dependent on other modules or packages. Happy Learning!