Install older Python for Node v8.

Author: moll

.github/workflows/node.yaml

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         format(', Better SQLite v{0}', matrix.versions.better-sqlite3)
       }}
 
+    # Ubuntu 22.04 defaults to Python v3.10 which works with older node-gyps.
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     continue-on-error: ${{!!matrix.versions.flaky}}
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - node: "8"
             better-sqlite3: "6"
-            flaky: true
+            python: 2
 
           # Better SQLite v6 on Node v9 requires Python 2, which isn't
           # available on GitHub Actions.
@@ -84,6 +85,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        if: matrix.versions.python
+        with: {python-version: "${{matrix.versions.python}}"}
+
       - name: Install Node.js v${{matrix.versions.node}}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with: {node-version: "${{matrix.versions.node}}"}