Node ibm_db Installation Error with Python 3.12

[phaviland]

I am receiving then following error when attempting to install ibm_db on a machine with python 3.12.1. It appears 'distutils' is removed in Python 3.12 which node-gyp has a fix for.

npm ERR! Error: Command failed: node-gyp configure build  --IS_DOWNLOADED=true --IBM_DB_HOME="$IBM_DB_HOME"
npm ERR! gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected]
npm ERR! gyp info using [email protected] | darwin | x64
npm ERR! gyp info find Python using Python version 3.12.1 found at "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.12/bin/python3"
npm ERR! ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'

[bimalkjha]

@phaviland It is the issue with package node-gyp : nodejs/node-gyp#2869
Seems [email protected] has fixed the issue. Your node-gyp version is 9.3.1. Run npm install node-gyp@latest and then npm install ibm_db. It should fix the issue. Thanks.

[phaviland]

Thank you! This is resolved for me.