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- If using `nvm`, consider updating your default node installation with `nvm alias default <VERSION>`
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- Windows: do not pick the option to install Windows Build Tools, see the step below for instructions
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- [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) (required for node-gyp; check the [node-gyp readme](https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation) for the currently supported Python versions)
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- **Note:** make sure `python` can run from a command line prompt without error
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- Make sure `python` can run from a command line prompt without error
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- Your Python version may not come with all the proper utilities, it is recommended to install the `setuptools` package (`pip install setuptools`) otherwise you may get difficult to debug errors.
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- A C/C++ compiler tool chain for your platform:
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- **Windows 10/11 (x64 or ARM64)**
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- Install the Visual C++ Build Environment by either installing the [Visual Studio Build Tools](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=BuildTools) or the [Visual Studio Community Edition](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community). The minimum workload to install is `Desktop Development with C++`. But there are additional components from "Individual components":

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