Cannot find require-from-string@^1.1.0 issue

Is this a bug report?

Yes

Can you also reproduce the problem with npm 4.x?

I have tried npm 4.6.1 with the same issue.

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Environment

1. node -v: 8.9.1
2. npm -v: 4.6.1
3. yarn --version (if you use Yarn):
4. npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected):

Then, specify:

1. Operating system: windows 10
2. Browser and version (if relevant):

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

1. npm install -g create-react-app
2. create-react-app react-app

Expected Behavior

It will create a folder.

Actual Behavior

It will throw the following error:

Creating a new React app in C:\Users\somepath\react-app.

Installing packages. This might take a couple of minutes.
Installing react, react-dom, and react-scripts...

npm ERR! code ETARGET
npm ERR! notarget No compatible version found: require-from-string@^1.1.0
npm ERR! notarget Valid install targets:
npm ERR! notarget 2.0.2
npm ERR! notarget
npm ERR! notarget This is most likely not a problem with npm itself.
npm ERR! notarget In most cases you or one of your dependencies are requesting
npm ERR! notarget a package version that doesn't exist.
npm ERR! notarget
npm ERR! notarget It was specified as a dependency of 'cosmiconfig'
npm ERR! notarget

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\me\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2018-01-06T19_33_16_386Z-debug.log

Aborting installation.
  npm install --save --save-exact --loglevel error react react-dom react-scripts has failed.

Deleting generated file... package.json
Deleting react-app / from C:\somepath
Done.

Reproducible Demo

(Paste the link to an example project and exact instructions to reproduce the issue.)

[franszo]

still having the same issue today

[fusionfox]

Updates here: https://status.npmjs.org/incidents/41zfb8qpvrdj