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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Older Versions of Node.js Require Downgrading Python 3 to Install Node.js from Source","articleBody":"When running `nvm install 14` on Apple Silicon (M2), I got the following error message when Node.js 14.21.3 was attempted to be installed from source (since pre-built Apple Silicon versions of Node.js are only available for Node.js 15 and onward, and since it also does not exist in the [unofficial builds](https://unofficial-builds.nodejs.org/download/release/v14.21.3/)):\r\n```\r\nNode.js configure: Found Python 3.11.3...\r\nPlease use python3.10 or python3.9 or python3.8 or python3.7 or python3.6 or python3.5 or python2.7.\r\n```\r\n\r\n`which python3` showed `/opt/homebrew/bin/python3`.\r\n\r\n**I fixed this error and was able to get `nvm install 14` to build from source by downgrading Python 3 with `pyenv global 3.10.11 2.7.18` (after installing that version with `pyenv install 3.10`).**\r\n\r\n## For the Future\r\nThe `configure` file within the [node-v14.21.3.tar.xz](https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/node-v14.21.3.tar.xz) file in the [archives](https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.21.3/) is outdated and only checks for up to Python version 3.10.z.\r\n\r\nThe latest version of the `configure` file does have support for Python 3.11.z:\r\nhttps://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/959142a4652f7b6e90743be874fe9c065ed31d99/configure#L26\r\nBut what about Python 3.12.z and so on? Currently, the `config` file will need to be updated every time a new version of Python 3 becomes available. This may be by design (it may not be safe to assume that all future versions of Python 3 will work with the build scripts), but I would like to raise this question:\r\n\r\nWould it be sufficient to check for any version of Python 3?","author":{"url":"https://github.com/zvakanaka","@type":"Person","name":"zvakanaka"},"datePublished":"2023-05-23T00:32:10Z","url":"https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/48130"}