node-gyp: Error: Could not find any Python installation to use

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Steps to reproduce:

1. Run docker container: docker run -it --entrypoint /bin/bash node:14.18.1-buster-slim
2. Inside the docker container, run: mkdir test && cd test
3. Run npm install @ronomon/crypto-async

Ends up on error

@ronomon/crypto-async@5.0.1 install /test/node_modules/@ronomon/crypto-async
node-gyp rebuild

gyp ERR! find Python
gyp ERR! find Python Python is not set from command line or npm configuration
gyp ERR! find Python Python is not set from environment variable PYTHON
gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python" can be used
gyp ERR! find Python - "python" is not in PATH or produced an error
gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python2" can be used
gyp ERR! find Python - "python2" is not in PATH or produced an error
gyp ERR! find Python checking if "python3" can be used
gyp ERR! find Python - "python3" is not in PATH or produced an error
gyp ERR! find Python
gyp ERR! find Python **********************************************************
gyp ERR! find Python You need to install the latest version of Python.
gyp ERR! find Python Node-gyp should be able to find and use Python. If not,
gyp ERR! find Python you can try one of the following options:
gyp ERR! find Python - Use the switch --python="/path/to/pythonexecutable"
gyp ERR! find Python (accepted by both node-gyp and npm)
gyp ERR! find Python - Set the environment variable PYTHON
gyp ERR! find Python - Set the npm configuration variable python:
gyp ERR! find Python npm config set python "/path/to/pythonexecutable"
gyp ERR! find Python For more information consult the documentation at:
gyp ERR! find Python https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp#installation
gyp ERR! find Python **********************************************************
gyp ERR! find Python
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Could not find any Python installation to use
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.fail (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:307:47)
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.runChecks (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:136:21)
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:179:16)
gyp ERR! stack at PythonFinder.execFileCallback (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/lib/find-python.js:271:16)
gyp ERR! stack at exithandler (child_process.js:390:5)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.errorhandler (child_process.js:402:5)
gyp ERR! stack at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:400:28)
gyp ERR! stack at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:280:12)
gyp ERR! stack at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:469:16)
gyp ERR! stack at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:82:21)
gyp ERR! System Linux 5.4.39-linuxkit
gyp ERR! command "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd /test/node_modules/@ronomon/crypto-async
gyp ERR! node -v v14.18.1
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.1.0
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN enoent ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/test/package.json'
npm WARN test No description
npm WARN test No repository field.
npm WARN test No README data
npm WARN test No license field.

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! @ronomon/crypto-async@5.0.1 install: node-gyp rebuild
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the @ronomon/crypto-async@5.0.1 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

Description

The node-gyp package has some dependencies that may not be present on every docker images.

It would be helpful to mention these dependencies in README.