Unable to install Python3.13

[Azulath]

Output of brew config

❯ brew config
HOMEBREW_VERSION: 4.4.11
ORIGIN: https://github.com/Homebrew/brew
HEAD: ad356d365837a691a52dfec32b3fb5f282f3aefc
Last commit: 4 days ago
Branch: stable
Core tap JSON: 13 Dec 20:12 UTC
Core cask tap JSON: 13 Dec 20:12 UTC
HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /Users/azulath/.homebrew
HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY: /Users/azulath/.homebrew
HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /Users/azulath/.homebrew/Cellar
HOMEBREW_CASK_OPTS: ["--appdir=/Users/azulath/Applications"]
HOMEBREW_EDITOR: /usr/bin/vim
HOMEBREW_MAKE_JOBS: 12
Homebrew Ruby: 3.3.6 => /Users/azulath/.homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/portable-ruby/3.3.6/bin/ruby
CPU: dodeca-core 64-bit arm_lobos
Clang: 16.0.0 build 1600
Git: 2.39.5 => /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git
Curl: 8.7.1 => /usr/bin/curl
macOS: 14.7.2-arm64
CLT: 16.2.0.0.1.1733547573
Xcode: 16.2
Rosetta 2: false

Output of brew doctor

❯ brew doctor
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Description of issue

When I try to install [email protected] like shown below I get the following error:

  ~ ❯ brew install python                                                                                                                                                3s  09:21:23 PM
==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula.jws.json
###################################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://formulae.brew.sh/api/cask.jws.json
###################################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Fetching [email protected]
Warning: Building [email protected] from source as the bottle needs:
- HOMEBREW_CELLAR: /opt/homebrew/Cellar (yours is /Users/azulath/.homebrew/Cellar)
- HOMEBREW_PREFIX: /opt/homebrew (yours is /Users/azulath/.homebrew)
==> Downloading https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/b458b354c9ab1d24e0e07e9cfeb26ae4a93cbf3b/Formula/p/[email protected]
###################################################################################################################################################################################### 100.0%
==> Downloading https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/formula-patches/8b5bcbb262d1ea4e572bba55043bf7d2341a6821/python/3.13-sysconfig.diff
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/90a805f92fc2334898eb41d25f9b55894305ba85c25fb4020488ec6aa89d4410--3.13-sysconfig.diff
==> Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d5/ae/09427bea9227a33ec834ed5461432752fd5d02b14f93dd68406c91684622/flit_core-3.10.1.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/8c47a1c6fdac341fd6ba8827dabfa3efff834f4a2fcc87c4b0ced64cc0205efa--flit_core-3.10.1.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f4/b1/b422acd212ad7eedddaf7981eee6e5de085154ff726459cf2da7c5a184c1/pip-24.3.1.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/aa552e4585b56ea710159fccadb92eb1c3bd3418bc82bbc0125f0ec73babb823--pip-24.3.1.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/54/292f26c208734e9a7f067aea4a7e282c080750c4546559b58e2e45413ca0/setuptools-75.6.0.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/703903ddc32daa37a6a497fd460aef21d779a1e435ef2e0181ed99633bea827a--setuptools-75.6.0.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/8a/98/2d9906746cdc6a6ef809ae6338005b3f21bb568bea3165cfc6a243fdc25c/wheel-0.45.1.tar.gz
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/2c12eb87bb57b7b29ad1d471909ef6a4e49ed7a89fc6f75dfcc23cb9431321a6--wheel-0.45.1.tar.gz
==> Downloading https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.13.1/Python-3.13.1.tgz
Already downloaded: /Users/azulath/Library/Caches/Homebrew/downloads/6259c1814b577b7fc34dee20c2046c8b503e52aa1c2ab4167a5d6c06c79f872a--Python-3.13.1.tgz
==> Patching
==> Applying 3.13-sysconfig.diff
==> ./configure --enable-ipv6 --datarootdir=/Users/azulath/.homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/3.13.1/share --datadir=/Users/azulath/.homebrew/Cellar/[email protected]/3.13.1/share --without-ensurepip -
==> make
Last 15 lines from /Users/azulath/Library/Logs/Homebrew/[email protected]/02.make:
0:00:32 load avg: 3.92 [39/44] test_str
0:00:33 load avg: 3.92 [40/44] test_struct
0:00:33 load avg: 3.92 [41/44] test_tabnanny
0:00:33 load avg: 3.92 [42/44] test_time
0:00:35 load avg: 3.76 [43/44] test_xml_etree
test test_xml_etree failed
0:00:36 load avg: 3.76 [44/44] test_xml_etree_c -- test_xml_etree failed (4 failures)
test test_xml_etree_c failed
test_xml_etree_c failed (3 failures)

Total duration: 36.6 sec
Total tests: run=9,394 failures=7 skipped=198
Total test files: run=44/44 failed=2
Result: FAILURE
make: *** [profile-run-stamp] Error 2

Do not report this issue to Homebrew/brew or Homebrew/homebrew-core!

These open issues may also help:
segmentation fault in [email protected] and [email protected] https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/issues/199354
Do not report this issue: you are running in an unsupported configuration.

Is this a general issue with 3.13, since 3.12 works without any issues? So, should I report this as a bug? Or is there something I am doing wrong?

[p-linnane]

The output of your brew doctor run covers this. You are using an unsupported configuration, so you have to build Python 3.13 from source. If you install into the default prefix (/opt/homebrew) you'll be able to use our build bottles instead of compiling on your machine.

[Azulath]

But shouldn't compiling also work? I have been using this path for years without any issues and I was also able to install python on my older macbook.

I mean this is just a compiling software and therefore it shod still work fine.

[p-linnane]

No, there's no guarantee it should work for you. Installing in a non-default prefix and building from source is specifically called out as unsupported in our documentation. Saying it's "just compiling software" is not a very well-informed opinion given how complex it really is, not to mention the additional complexities of distribution.