commit d0eb1892fcb0b256fc2b0e747a51d94ab0da3cb3
Author: Tom Hughes <tom@compton.nu>
Date:   Thu Aug 15 21:30:32 2019 +0100

    Default to python3 instead of python2

diff --git a/lib/configure.js b/lib/configure.js
index 5538e44..0f7c19b 100644
--- a/lib/configure.js
+++ b/lib/configure.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ exports.usage = 'Generates ' + (win ? 'MSVC project files' : 'a Makefile') + ' f
 
 function configure (gyp, argv, callback) {
 
-  var python = gyp.opts.python || process.env.PYTHON || 'python2'
+  var python = gyp.opts.python || process.env.PYTHON || 'python3'
     , buildDir = path.resolve('build')
     , configNames = [ 'config.gypi', 'common.gypi' ]
     , configs = []
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ PythonFinder.prototype = {
         this.log.silly('stripping "rc" identifier from version')
         version = version.replace(/rc(.*)$/ig, '')
       }
-      var range = semver.Range('>=2.5.0 <3.0.0')
+      var range = semver.Range('>=3.7.0 <4.0.0')
       var valid = false
       try {
         valid = range.test(version)
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ PythonFinder.prototype = {
         'Python executable "' + this.python +
         '" is v' + badVersion + ', which is not supported by gyp.\n' +
         'You can pass the --python switch to point to ' +
-        'Python >= v2.5.0 & < 3.0.0.'
+        'Python >= v3.7.0 & < 4.0.0.'
     this.callback(new Error(errmsg))
   },
 
diff --git a/test/test-find-python.js b/test/test-find-python.js
index 2581a8e..4a43fd3 100644
--- a/test/test-find-python.js
+++ b/test/test-find-python.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ test('find python - python', function (t) {
   f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
     t.strictEqual(program, 'python')
     t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-    cb(null, '2.7.0')
+    cb(null, '3.7.0')
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test('find python - python too old', function (t) {
   f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
     t.strictEqual(program, 'python')
     t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-    cb(null, '2.3.4')
+    cb(null, '3.4.5')
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('find python - python too new', function (t) {
   f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
     t.strictEqual(program, 'python')
     t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-    cb(null, '3.0.0')
+    cb(null, '4.0.0')
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ test('find python - no python2', function (t) {
   f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
     t.strictEqual(program, 'python')
     t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-    cb(null, '2.7.0')
+    cb(null, '3.7.0')
   }
   f.checkPython()
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ test('find python - no python, use python launcher', function (t) {
     f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
       t.strictEqual(program, 'Z:\\snake.exe')
       t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-      cb(null, '2.7.0')
+      cb(null, '3.7.0')
     }
     t.strictEqual(program, 'py.exe')
     t.notEqual(args.indexOf('-2'), -1)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ test('find python - python 3, use python launcher', function (t) {
       f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
         t.strictEqual(program, 'Z:\\snake.exe')
         t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-        cb(null, '2.7.0')
+        cb(null, '3.7.0')
       }
       t.strictEqual(program, 'py.exe')
       t.notEqual(args.indexOf('-2'), -1)
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ test('find python - no python, no python launcher, good guess', function (t) {
     f.execFile = function(program, args, opts, cb) {
       t.ok(re.test(program))
       t.ok(/import platform/.test(args[1]))
-      cb(null, '2.7.0')
+      cb(null, '3.7.0')
     }
     t.strictEqual(program, 'py.exe')
     cb(new Error('not found'))