Fixing node/npm ImportError: No module named compiler.ast on Ubuntu 18.04

If you run npm install and encounter this error message:

importerror_compiler_ast.txt

ImportError: No module named compiler.ast

ImportError: No module named compiler.ast

you need to install the python development files using

install_python_dev.sh

sudo apt install python-dev

sudo apt install python-dev

Note: In my case, using apt install python3-dev did not solve the issue.

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