Can't install with node-sass as a dependency

[FelipeDefensor]

I'm getting this error when running npm install:

npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Node Sass is no longer supported. Please use `sass` or `sass-embedded` instead.
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe /d /s /c node scripts/build.js
npm ERR! Binary found at C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\vendor\win32-x64-115\binding.node
npm ERR! Testing binary
npm ERR! Binary has a problem: Error: \\?\C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\vendor\win32-x64-115\binding.node is not a valid Win32 application.
npm ERR! \\?\C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\vendor\win32-x64-115\binding.node
npm ERR!     at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1473:18)
npm ERR!     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32)
npm ERR!     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1023:12)
npm ERR!     at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1235:19)
npm ERR!     at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:176:18)
npm ERR!     at module.exports (C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\lib\binding.js:19:10)
npm ERR!     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\lib\index.js:13:35)
npm ERR!     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1376:14)
npm ERR!     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1435:10)
npm ERR!     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1207:32) {
npm ERR!   code: 'ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED'
npm ERR! }
npm ERR! Building the binary locally
npm ERR! Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js rebuild --verbose --libsass_ext= --libsass_cflags= --libsass_ldflags= --libsass_library=
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp verb cli [
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   'rebuild',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--verbose',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ext=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_cflags=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_ldflags=',
npm ERR! gyp verb cli   '--libsass_library='
npm ERR! gyp verb cli ]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected] | win32 | x64
npm ERR! gyp verb command rebuild []
npm ERR! gyp verb command clean []
npm ERR! gyp verb clean removing "build" directory
npm ERR! gyp verb command configure []
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python Python is not set from command line or npm configuration
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python Python is not set from environment variable PYTHON
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python checking if "python3" can be used
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - executing "python3" to get executable path
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - "python3" is not in PATH or produced an error
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python checking if "python" can be used
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - executing "python" to get executable path
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - executable path is "C:\Python312\python.exe"
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - executing "C:\Python312\python.exe" to get version
npm ERR! gyp verb find Python - version is "3.12.2"
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.2 found at "C:\Python312\python.exe"
npm ERR! gyp verb get node dir no --target version specified, falling back to host node version: 20.11.1
npm ERR! gyp verb command install [ '20.11.1' ]
npm ERR! gyp verb install input version string "20.11.1"
npm ERR! gyp verb install installing version: 20.11.1
npm ERR! gyp verb install --ensure was passed, so won't reinstall if already installed
npm ERR! gyp verb install version is already installed, need to check "installVersion"
npm ERR! gyp verb got "installVersion" 9
npm ERR! gyp verb needs "installVersion" 9
npm ERR! gyp verb install version is good
npm ERR! gyp verb get node dir target node version installed: 20.11.1
npm ERR! gyp verb build dir attempting to create "build" dir: C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\build
npm ERR! gyp verb build dir "build" dir needed to be created? Yes
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS msvs_version not set from command line or npm config
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS VCINSTALLDIR not set, not running in VS Command Prompt
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS checking VS2019 (16.11.34601.136) found at:
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools"
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS - found "Visual Studio C++ core features"
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS - found VC++ toolset: v142
npm ERR! gyp verb find VS - found Windows SDK: 10.0.19041.0
npm ERR! gyp info find VS using VS2019 (16.11.34601.136) found at:
npm ERR! gyp info find VS "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\BuildTools"
npm ERR! gyp info find VS run with --verbose for detailed information
npm ERR! gyp verb build/config.gypi creating config file
npm ERR! gyp verb build/config.gypi writing out config file: C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\build\config.gypi
npm ERR! gyp verb config.gypi checking for gypi file: C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\config.gypi
npm ERR! gyp verb common.gypi checking for gypi file: C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass\common.gypi
npm ERR! gyp verb gyp gyp format was not specified; forcing "msvs"
npm ERR! gyp info spawn C:\Python312\python.exe
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args [
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\gyp\\gyp_main.py',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'binding.gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-f',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'msvs',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-sass\\build\\config.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\addon.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-I',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\20.11.1\\include\\node\\common.gypi',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dvisibility=default',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Felipe\\AppData\\Local\\node-gyp\\Cache\\20.11.1',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_gyp_dir=C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-gyp',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_lib_file=C:\\\\Users\\\\Felipe\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\node-gyp\\\\Cache\\\\20.11.1\\\\<(target_arch)\\\\node.lib',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dmodule_root_dir=C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-sass',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--depth=.',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--no-parallel',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '--generator-output',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   'C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-sass\\build',
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args   '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm ERR! gyp info spawn args ]
npm ERR! Traceback (most recent call last):
npm ERR!   File "C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\gyp_main.py", line 42, in <module>
npm ERR!     import gyp  # noqa: E402
npm ERR!     ^^^^^^^^^^
npm ERR!   File "C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\pylib\gyp\__init__.py", line 9, in <module>
npm ERR!     import gyp.input
npm ERR!   File "C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-gyp\gyp\pylib\gyp\input.py", line 19, in <module>
npm ERR!     from distutils.version import StrictVersion
npm ERR! ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:259:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:518:28)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.22631
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Users\\Felipe\\dev\\fretty.app\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd C:\Users\Felipe\dev\fretty.app\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v20.11.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v8.4.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! Build failed with error code: 1

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: C:\Users\Felipe\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2024-10-01T19_20_27_835Z-debug-0.log

Removing node-sass from the dependencies seems to fix it. The Sass website recommends replacing it with Dart Sass, which is already a dev dependcy, so maybe it is indeed as simple as that.

Should I make a PR?