npm install fails on Node 9.5

[bschwartz757]

Output:

npm i                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

> [email protected] install /Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents
> node install

node-pre-gyp ERR! Tried to download(404): https://fsevents-binaries.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/v1.1.2/fse-v1.1.2-node-v59-darwin-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp ERR! Pre-built binaries not found for [email protected] and [email protected] (node-v59 ABI) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Python executable "/usr/local/bin/python" is v3.6.4, 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.
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.failPythonVersion (/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:492:19)
gyp ERR! stack     at PythonFinder.<anonymous> (/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/configure.js:474:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.exithandler (child_process.js:264:7)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:160:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:943:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at Socket.stream.socket.on (internal/child_process.js:363:11)
gyp ERR! stack     at Socket.emit (events.js:160:13)
gyp ERR! stack     at Pipe._handle.close [as _onclose] (net.js:562:12)
gyp ERR! System Darwin 16.7.0
gyp ERR! command "/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/bin/node" "/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64/fse.node" "--module_name=fse" "--module_path=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64"
gyp ERR! cwd /Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents
gyp ERR! node -v v9.5.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.6.2
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute '/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/bin/node /Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64/fse.node --module_name=fse --module_path=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/node_modules/node-pre-gyp/lib/util/compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:160:13)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:943:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:220:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Darwin 16.7.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/bin/node" "/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd /Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v9.5.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.6.36
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute '/Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/bin/node /Users/schwb037/.nvm/versions/node/v9.5.0/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64/fse.node --module_name=fse --module_path=/Users/schwb037/Documents/sandbox/svelte-example/node_modules/fsevents/lib/binding/Release/node-v59-darwin-x64' (1)
npm WARN [email protected] No repository field.
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] (node_modules/fsevents):
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: [email protected] install: `node install`
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Exit status 1

Works with Node v8.9.4.