[Python] Empty audio backends for torchaudio list audio backends, with ffmpeg installed on...

I installed torchaudio 2.5.1 and a system install of ffmpeg on Windows and get:

PS C:\Users\> ffmpeg -version
ffmpeg version 2025-01-05-git-19c95ecbff-essentials_build-www.gyan.dev Copyright (c) 2000-2025 the FFmpeg developers
built with gcc 14.2.0 (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project)
configuration: --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-static --disable-w32threads --disable-autodetect --enable-fontconfig --enable-iconv --enable-gnutls --enable-libxml2 --enable-gmp --enable-bzlib --enable-lzma --enable-zlib --enable-libsrt --enable-libssh --enable-libzmq --enable-avisynth --enable-sdl2 --enable-libwebp --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libxvid --enable-libaom --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libvpx --enable-mediafoundation --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvmaf --enable-libzimg --enable-amf --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-dxva2 --enable-d3d11va --enable-d3d12va --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-libvpl --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc --enable-vaapi --enable-libgme --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopencore-amrwb --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libtheora --enable-libvo-amrwbenc --enable-libgsm --enable-libopencore-amrnb --enable-libopus --enable-libspeex --enable-libvorbis --enable-librubberband
libavutil 59. 54.101 / 59. 54.101
libavcodec 61. 31.100 / 61. 31.100
libavfilter 10. 6.101 / 10. 6.101
libswresample 5. 4.100 / 5. 4.100
libpostproc 58. 4.100 / 58. 4.100

PS C:\Users\> python
Python 3.12.5 (tags/v3.12.5:ff3bc82, Aug 6 2024, 20:45:27) [MSC v.1940 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import torchaudio
>>> torchaudio.list_audio_backends()
[]


Hence ffmpeg is added to the path and recognized by the console, but not by torchaudio.

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