On macOS, use Python to install SCons #4
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A recent update to the macOS Homebrew SCons package results in it attempting to update the Python version, which fails with:
Updating Python on macOS is a common problem; so we want to avoid it.
This PR reverses the dependency install logic. Since Python is already installed, we install SCons using Python; instead of installing SCons that then tries to install Python.