npm ERR! must provide string spec-CodePudding

I'm having this error since a while, in this case, the problem occur executing the following command.

npx create-react-app my-app

Actually, it happens with any npm commands as well, I tried deleting package.json, changing npm versions and yet didn't work, so I'm here asking for help.

This is the entire error:

C:\Users\c>npm install

npm ERR! must provide string spec
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\c\AppData\Local\npm-cache\_logs\2022-01-28T16_50_23_009Z-debug.log

Version of npm and node:

node --version
v16.13.2

npm --version
8.3.2

CodePudding user response：

try to update your npm: npm upgrade then: npm clean cache

CodePudding user response：

Following, i'm in the exact same position. Tried changing the NodeJS version using NVM and now some of the commands work (npm -v shows im running 8.1.0) but npm update and npm/npx create-react-app give me an " ERR! must provide string spec " !