qiskit-aer v0.15.1 install with Python v3.13.1 on Windows fails

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Informations

• Qiskit Aer version: 0.15.1
• Python version: 3.13.1
• Operating system: Windows Server 2022 (Github windows-latest runner)

What is the current behavior?

No wheel appears to be available, so pip install qiskit-aer attempts to build, but fails with error Conan: Unknown MSVC compiler version. Note towards the top of the logs below that MSVC 19.42.34435.0 was found by cmake.

Same pip install of qiskit-aer with same Python version works on Github ubuntu-latest and macos-latest runners.

Building wheel for qiskit-aer (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully.
  exit code: 1
  
  [109 lines of output]
  
  
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  -- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator
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  Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
  CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required):
    Compatibility with CMake < 3.10 will be removed from a future version of
    CMake.
  
    Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
    to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
    to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.
  
  
  -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.42.34435.0
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.42.34435.0
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Configuring done (12.7s)
  -- Generating done (0.0s)
  -- Build files have been written to: C:/Users/runneradmin/AppData/Local/Temp/pip-install-rrvg2gdi/qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d/_cmake_test_compile/build
  --
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  -- Trying 'Ninja (Visual Studio 17 2022 x64 v144)' generator - success
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  Configuring Project
    Working directory:
      C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.13\cmake-build
    Command:
      'C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d' -G Ninja -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.13\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.13.1 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python313.lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python313.lib' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python313.lib' -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
  
  Not searching for unused variables given on the command line.
  CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:11 (cmake_minimum_required):
    Compatibility with CMake < 3.10 will be removed from a future version of
    CMake.
  
    Update the VERSION argument <min> value.  Or, use the <min>...<max> syntax
    to tell CMake that the project requires at least <min> but has been updated
    to work with policies introduced by <max> or earlier.
  
  
  -- The CXX compiler identification is MSVC 19.42.34435.0
  -- The C compiler identification is MSVC 19.42.34435.0
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working CXX compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting CXX compile features
  -- Detecting CXX compile features - done
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
  -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
  -- Check for working C compiler: C:/Program Files/Microsoft Visual Studio/2022/Enterprise/VC/Tools/MSVC/14.42.34433/bin/Hostx86/x64/cl.exe - skipped
  -- Detecting C compile features
  -- Detecting C compile features - done
  -- Performing Test flag_supported
  -- Performing Test flag_supported - Success
  -- Performing Test flag_supported
  -- Performing Test flag_supported - Success
  -- Conan: Automatic detection of conan settings from cmake
  CMake Error at cmake/conan.cmake:61 (message):
    Conan: Unknown MSVC compiler version [1942]
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    cmake/conan.cmake:178 (_get_msvc_ide_version)
    cmake/conan.cmake:498 (conan_cmake_settings)
    cmake/conan_utils.cmake:63 (conan_cmake_run)
    cmake/dependency_utils.cmake:20 (setup_conan)
    CMakeLists.txt:179 (setup_dependencies)
  
  
  -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\setuptools_wrap.py", line 660, in setup
      env = cmkr.configure(
          cmake_args,
      ...<3 lines>...
          languages=cmake_languages,
      )
    File "C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\cmaker.py", line 354, in configure
      raise SKBuildError(msg)
  
  An error occurred while configuring with CMake.
    Command:
      'C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin/cmake.exe' 'C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d' -G Ninja -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -D_SKBUILD_FORCE_MSVC=1930 --no-warn-unused-cli '-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX:PATH=C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.13\cmake-install' -DPYTHON_VERSION_STRING:STRING=3.13.1 -DSKBUILD:INTERNAL=TRUE '-DCMAKE_MODULE_PATH:PATH=C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-3n5ii26p\overlay\Lib\site-packages\skbuild\resources\cmake' '-DPYTHON_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPYTHON_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python[313](https://github.com/C2QA/bosonic-qiskit/actions/runs/12299085017/job/34324041476#step:4:314).lib' '-DPython_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPython_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64' -DPython_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPython_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python313.lib' '-DPython3_EXECUTABLE:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\python.exe' '-DPython3_ROOT_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64' -DPython3_FIND_REGISTRY:STRING=NEVER '-DPython3_INCLUDE_DIR:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\Include' '-DPython3_LIBRARY:PATH=C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\Python\3.13.1\x64\libs\python313.lib' -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM:FILEPATH=ninja -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE:STRING=Release
    Source directory:
      C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d
    Working directory:
      C:\Users\runneradmin\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-install-rrvg2gdi\qiskit-aer_44a0b1c903fa4569840ba096668e3d4d\_skbuild\win-amd64-3.13\cmake-build
  Please see CMake's output for more information.

Steps to reproduce the problem

pip install qiskit-aer on Github windows-latest runner using Python 3.13.

What is the expected behavior?

No build failure, qiskit-aer installs

Suggested solutions

Python <= 3.12 works, but we'd like to test against 3.13.