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MSYS2 install: use MinGW python-qmk package (#17302)

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* MSYS2 install: use MinGW python-qmk package

* Add missing flashers

* Note VC Redist for manual install

* VC Redist no longer needed
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#### Prerequisites
You will need to install MSYS2, Git and Python. Follow the installation instructions on https://www.msys2.org.
Once MSYS2 is installed, close any open MSYS terminals and open a new MinGW 64-bit terminal.
You will need to install [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org). Once installed, close any open MSYS terminals (purple icon) and open a new MinGW 64-bit terminal (blue icon) from the Start Menu.
!> **NOTE:** The MinGW 64-bit terminal is *not* the same as the MSYS terminal that opens when installation is completed. Your prompt should say "MINGW64" in purple text, rather than "MSYS". See [this page](https://www.msys2.org/wiki/MSYS2-introduction/#subsystems) for more information on the differences.
Then run the following command:
pacman --needed --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout -S git mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-python3-pip mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pillow
#### Installation
Install the QMK CLI by running:
python3 -m pip install qmk
pacman --needed --noconfirm --disable-download-timeout -S git mingw-w64-x86_64-python-qmk
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