apm ignores python versioning in npm config

apm install atom-lint
and
apm install --python=python2.7 atom-lint

result in:
gyp ERR! stack Error: Python executable "python" is v3.4.1, which is not supported by gyp.
gyp ERR! stack You can pass the --python switch to point to Python >= v2.5.0 & < 3.0.0.

npm config list outputs:
; globalconfig /usr/etc/npmrc
python = "/usr/bin/python2"

which python2.7 outputs:
/usr/bin/python2.7

I was eventually able to get the linter installed by:
export PYTHON=python2.7

but it appears that the switch and config are ignored.

[kevinsawicki]

apm uses a .apmrc file, if you add the python override to ~/.atom/.apmrc, does it work then?

[kevinsawicki]

Closing this out due to inactivity, please let me know if putting the python path in your ~/.atom/.apmrc file does not solve this issue.

[jokeyrhyme]

I can confirm that the following resolves Python3-related issues with apm:

echo "python=/usr/bin/python2" >> ~/.atom/.apmrc

[arijoon]

you can also do

apm config set python /path/to/python2

[ioquatix]

This no longer seems to work :(

[ioquatix]

I found that you need to do the following:

In your apm script

vim `which apm`

Comment out the line

export npm_config_python="${binDir}/python-interceptor.sh"

Ensure you did apm config set python /path/to/python2.7 and then it should work.

[kylebarron]

@ioquatix The hack works. But I'm guessing it'll be reset each time you update Atom.

[ioquatix]

@jokeyrhyme Your suggestion doesn't work. I'll make a PR.

[jokeyrhyme]

@ioquatix well, considering python2 is end-of-life 2020-01-01, Node.js and its entire ecosystem, including native modules, needs to be upgraded to python3 pretty soon