How to build mod_python3 with Python 3.13

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I’m trying to build mod_python3 with Python 3.13.

python and python3 have been set to use ‘python3.13’.
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/local/bin/python3.13 1
update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/local/bin/python3.13 1

We can confirm Python 3.13 is now the default.

python -V

Python 3.13.2

python3 -V

Python 3.13.2

pip -V

pip 25.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.13/site-packages/pip (python 3.13)

pip3 -V

pip 25.0.1 from /usr/local/lib/python3.13/site-packages/pip (python 3.13)

FreeSWITCH has been set to use ‘python3.13’.
./configure --with-python=/usr/local/bin/python3.13 --with-python3=/usr/local/bin/python3.13

Calling python from FreeSWITCH, as follows.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import freeswitch
import platform
print(platform.python_version())
freeswitch.consoleLog(“info”, f"python_version: {platform.python_version()}\n")

FreeSWITCH is still using python 3.7.
2025-03-24 15:13:23.171474 98.17% [INFO] switch_cpp.cpp:1466 python_version: 3.7.3

How can we force FreeSWITCH to use ‘python3.13’?

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We were building and installing python 3.13 from source, installing via apt package resolves the issue.