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[DOCS] The latest version of python (3.12) doesn't support node-gyp #7161 #2966
Description
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This is a CLI Docs Problem, not another kind of Docs Problem.
This is a CLI Docs Problem.
Description of Problem
I am trying the below
npm install
However, I see the below error
npm ERR! ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils
Reason: The latest version of python (3.12) doesn't support node-gyp.
Potential Solution
node-gyp is currenlty supported only up to python version 3.11
Affected URL
https://www.npmjs.com/package/node-gyp#on-windows
Activity
cclauss commentedon Jan 23, 2024
Python 3.12 is fully supported on the current version of
node-gyp. Please see our automated tests.distutilslibrary #2888https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Anodejs%2Fnode-gyp+distutils&type=issues
harshajk commentedon Jan 24, 2024
Going through the comments, does running the below command help fix the distutils error?
Link for the comment - #2869 (comment)
python3 -m pip install packagingcclauss commentedon Jan 24, 2024
We just include all the
packagingfiles in thenode-gyprelease to avoid the support questions from Node.js users runningpip.I added a clarification at the top of #2869 (comment)