How to fix npm ERR! code 1 in a Laravel Project - laravel

Question

I recently started to learn Laravel and today I run into an error when setting up my Laravel project (using windows). I tried to find a suitable solution online but none of them works.
Commands:
composer create-project laravel/laravel quickstart-v2 --prefer-dist "5.2.*"
composer update
npm install
Node -V: v12.14.1
npm -V: 7.20.3
Error after running "npm install":
npm WARN old lockfile
npm WARN old lockfile The package-lock.json file was created with an old version of npm,
npm WARN old lockfile so supplemental metadata must be fetched from the registry.
npm WARN old lockfile
npm WARN old lockfile This is a one-time fix-up, please be patient...
npm WARN old lockfile
npm WARN deprecated har-validator#5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated request#2.88.2: request has been deprecated,
npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! path C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\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! Building: C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\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:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\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 node-gyp#3.8.0
npm ERR! gyp info using node#12.14.1 | 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 check python checking for Python executable "D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe" in the PATH
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed Error: not found: D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at F (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at E (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:158:21)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe Error: not found: D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at getNotFoundError (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:13:12)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at F (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:68:19)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at E (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:80:29)
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\which\which.js:89:16
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\isexe\index.js:42:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\isexe\windows.js:36:5
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:158:21) {
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed stack: 'Error: not found: D:\\Library\\Python\\Python27\\python.exe\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at getNotFoundError (C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:13:12)\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at F (C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:68:19)\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at E (C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:80:29)\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\which\\which.js:89:16\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\isexe\\index.js:42:5\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\isexe\\windows.js:36:5\n' +
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed ' at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:158:21)',
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed code: 'ENOENT'
npm ERR! gyp verb `which` failed }
npm ERR! gyp verb could not find "D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe". checking python launcher
npm ERR! gyp verb could not find "D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe". guessing location
npm ERR! gyp verb ensuring that file exists: C:\Python27\python.exe
npm ERR! gyp ERR! configure error
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "D:\Library\Python\Python27\python.exe", you can set the PYTHON env variable.
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.failNoPython (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:484:19)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:509:16)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at callback (C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\node-gyp\node_modules\graceful-fs\polyfills.js:299:20)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! stack at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:158:21)
npm ERR! gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.19042
npm ERR! gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\laravel-project\\quickstart-v2\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild" "--verbose" "--libsass_ext=" "--libsass_cflags=" "--libsass_ldflags=" "--libsass_library="
npm ERR! gyp ERR! cwd C:\xampp\htdocs\laravel-project\quickstart-v2\node_modules\node-sass
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node -v v12.14.1
npm ERR! gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.8.0
npm ERR! gyp ERR! not ok
npm ERR! Build failed with error code: 1
Any suggestions on how to fix it or how to interpret the error?
Thank you in advance!
Cheers!