npm install fails for backend on recent python versions

The following node build error occurs with python 3.13 on MacOS Sequoia installed and running npm install in /backend. It appears to be due to compilation of better-sqlite. I tried installing python setuptools but that didn't resolve it.

```
m-mbp frontend git:(main) ✗ cd ../backend
➜lukem-mbp backend git:(main) ✗ npm i
npm warn deprecated inflight@1.0.6: This module is not supported, and leaks memory. Do not use it. Check out lru-cache if you want a good and tested way to coalesce async requests by a key value, which is much more comprehensive and powerful.
npm warn deprecated @npmcli/move-file@1.1.2: This functionality has been moved to @npmcli/fs
npm warn deprecated npmlog@6.0.2: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated rimraf@3.0.2: Rimraf versions prior to v4 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated are-we-there-yet@3.0.1: This package is no longer supported.
npm warn deprecated glob@7.2.3: Glob versions prior to v9 are no longer supported
npm warn deprecated gauge@4.0.4: This package is no longer supported.
npm error code 1
npm error path /Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/@better-auth/cli/node_modules/better-sqlite3
npm error command failed
npm error command sh -c prebuild-install || node-gyp rebuild --release
npm error (node:20208) [DEP0176] DeprecationWarning: fs.R_OK is deprecated, use fs.constants.R_OK instead
npm error (Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
npm error prebuild-install warn install No prebuilt binaries found (target=24.6.0 runtime=node arch=arm64 libc= platform=darwin)
npm error gyp info it worked if it ends with ok
npm error gyp info using node-gyp@8.4.1
npm error gyp info using node@24.6.0 | darwin | arm64
npm error (node:20210) [DEP0060] DeprecationWarning: The `util._extend` API is deprecated. Please use Object.assign() instead.
npm error (Use `node --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
npm error gyp info find Python using Python version 3.13.7 found at "/opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.13/bin/python3.13"
npm error gyp info spawn /opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.13/bin/python3.13
npm error gyp info spawn args [
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'binding.gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-f',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'make',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/@better-auth/cli/node_modules/better-sqlite3/build/config.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/addon.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-I',
npm error gyp info spawn args '/Users/myname/Library/Caches/node-gyp/24.6.0/include/node/common.gypi',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dlibrary=shared_library',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dvisibility=default',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_root_dir=/Users/myname/Library/Caches/node-gyp/24.6.0',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_gyp_dir=/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_lib_file=/Users/myname/Library/Caches/node-gyp/24.6.0/<(target_arch)/node.lib',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dmodule_root_dir=/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/@better-auth/cli/node_modules/better-sqlite3',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Dnode_engine=v8',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--depth=.',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--no-parallel',
npm error gyp info spawn args '--generator-output',
npm error gyp info spawn args 'build',
npm error gyp info spawn args '-Goutput_dir=.'
npm error gyp info spawn args ]
npm error Traceback (most recent call last):
npm error File "/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/gyp_main.py", line 42, in
npm error import gyp # noqa: E402
npm error ^^^^^^^^^^
npm error File "/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/__init__.py", line 9, in
npm error import gyp.input
npm error File "/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/gyp/pylib/gyp/input.py", line 19, in
npm error from distutils.version import StrictVersion
npm error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distutils'
npm error gyp ERR! configure error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.onCpExit (/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:259:16)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:508:28)
npm error gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:294:12)
npm error gyp ERR! System Darwin 24.6.0
npm error gyp ERR! command "/opt/homebrew/Cellar/node/24.6.0/bin/node" "/Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-to-mcp/mcp-issue-tracker/backend/node_modules/.bin/node-gyp" "rebuild" "--release"
npm error gyp ERR! cwd /Users/myname/Courses/frontendmasters/intro-t
```