Improve error message when npx isn't found on the PATH - #1396
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Nice work, @chiually!
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Previously, when

npxwas not on the PATH (user does not have node installed on their machine), there would be the following error message and a subprocess would run that would ultimately fail due to the missing requirement.Now, when

npxis not on the path, there is an informative error message telling the user exactly what they are missing. We also raise the error such that the subprocess will not run ifnpxis not on the PATH....
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