Inline code returning empty string not rendering correctly

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Bug description

Inline code which evaluates to an empty string is rendered as the contents of the inline block (the code, not the evaluation).

Steps to reproduce

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title: "Reproducible Quarto Document"
format: html
engine: jupyter
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`{python} ""`

Actual behavior

Reproducible Quarto Document
{python} ""

Expected behavior

Reproducible Quarto Document

Your environment

• IDE: VS Code
• OS: Windows 10

Quarto check output

Quarto 1.7.32
[>] Checking environment information...
Quarto cache location: ...\AppData\Local\quarto
[>] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
Pandoc version 3.6.3: OK
Dart Sass version 1.85.1: OK
Deno version 1.46.3: OK
Typst version 0.13.0: OK
[>] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[>] Checking Quarto installation......OK
Version: 1.7.32
Path: C:\Program Files\Quarto\bin
CodePage: unknown

[>] Checking tools....................OK
TinyTeX: (not installed)
Chromium: (not installed)

[>] Checking LaTeX....................OK
Tex: (not detected)

[>] Checking Chrome Headless....................OK
Chrome: (not detected)

[>] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[>] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
Version: 3.10.11
Path: .../python.exe
Jupyter: 5.7.2
Kernels: python3, ir

[>] Checking Jupyter engine render....OK

[>] Checking R installation...........OK
Version: 4.3.1
Path: C:/PROGRA1/R/R-431.1
LibPaths:
- .../4.3
- .../R/R-4.3.1/library
knitr: 1.46
rmarkdown: 2.26

[>] Checking Knitr engine render......OK