#1087 Upgrade node-gyp-build to support python 3.11+ users Issue created by csydvs Software versions Please provide at least OS and version of pact-js • OS: Mac OSX 12.6.1 • Consumer Pact library: Pact JS@Latest Issue Checklist Please confirm the following: • [*] I have upgraded to the latest • [*] I have the read the FAQs in the Readme • [*] I have triple checked, that there are no unhandled promises in my code and have read the section on intermittent test failures • [*] I have set my log level to debug and attached a log file showing the complete request/response cycle Expected behaviour Just trying to run

npm i -S @pact-foundation/pact@latest

on a box with python 3.11.2 installed, would like it to install Actual behaviour Error encountered. See this gyp issue for more info on what's going on here. Relevant log files

> @pact-foundation/pact-core@13.13.8 install /Users/casey/Workspace/service/graphql/node_modules/@pact-foundation/pact-core
> node-gyp rebuild

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 50, in <module>
    sys.exit(gyp.script_main())
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 554, in script_main
    return main(sys.argv[1:])
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 547, in main
    return gyp_main(args)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 520, in gyp_main
    [generator, flat_list, targets, data] = Load(
                                            ^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 136, in Load
    result = gyp.input.Load(build_files, default_variables, includes[:],
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 2782, in Load
    LoadTargetBuildFile(build_file, data, aux_data,
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 391, in LoadTargetBuildFile
    build_file_data = LoadOneBuildFile(build_file_path, data, aux_data,
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 234, in LoadOneBuildFile
    build_file_contents = open(build_file_path, 'rU').read()
                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ValueError: invalid mode: 'rU' while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:351:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:285:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 21.6.0
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/opt/homebrew/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd ...
gyp ERR! node -v v14.21.3
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.1
gyp ERR! not ok

``` pact-foundation/pact-js