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Sage not returning roots of polynomimal

I have a polynomial

w=q^32 - q^30 + 3q^28 - 3q^26 + 6q^24 - 6q^22 + 9q^20 - 9q^18 + 12q^16 - 9q^14 + 9q^12 - 6q^10 + 6q^8 - 3q^6 + 3*q^4 - q^2 + 1

and I tried using solve(w==0,q).

But sage only returns

[0 == q^32 - q^30 + 3q^28 - 3q^26 + 6q^24 - 6q^22 + 9q^20 - 9q^18 + 12q^16 - 9q^14 + 9q^12 - 6q^10 + 6q^8 - 3q^6 + 3*q^4 - q^2 + 1]

why is this? I'm looking for complex roots.