quarto-cli python package fails install on windows

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Description

bug pip-packaging windows
Bug description

quarto-cli fails to install in Window 11. After about a minute of building the wheel, it reports several warnings and an error.
In Ubuntu it installs correctly.

Steps to reproduce

with python 3.12 in Windows 11.

python -m pip install quarto-cli

Alternatively I also tried using uv:

uv pip install quarto-cli
Actual behavior

The command line shows the following error:

      error: could not create 'build\bdist.win-amd64\wheel\.\quarto_cli\share\deno_std\cache\deps\https\cdn.skypack.dev\010ab5a2e2b8bd9419eceeb3654e9d2f1412afd9065e89a8d3d03c58f29970dd.metadata.json': No such file or directory

I attach the log that was available through the command line:

quarto_cli_install_error.log

Expected behavior

quarto is installed and can be used.

Your environment

Edition Windows 11 Home
Version 24H2
OS build 26100.3476
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.54.0

Quarto check output

no quarto was installed

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