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npm v12 drops support for --msvs-version=[year] and --python=[path] #3260

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npm cli v12 will drop support for these two command-line options.

% npm --msvs-version=2022 --python=/usr/bin/python3 --version

npm warn Unknown cli config "--msvs-version". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown cli config "--python". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown user config "node_gyp". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
11.6.2

Warnings under step 5 Run Node tests:

https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Anodejs%2Fnode-gyp+--msvs-version
https://github.com/search?q=repo%3Anodejs%2Fnode-gyp+--python

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