Installing PyTorch

PyTorch provides multiple functionalities that aid in building a neural network – abstracting the various components using high-level methods, and also providing us with tensor objects that leverage GPUs to train a neural network faster.

Before installing PyTorch, we first need to ensure that Python is installed.

Next, we’ll install PyTorch, which is quite simple:

1. Visit the QUICK START LOCALLY section on the https://pytorch.org/ website and choose your operating system (Your OS), Conda for Package, Python for Language, and CPU for Compute Platform. If you have CUDA libraries, you may choose the appropriate version:

Figure 2.1: Installing PyTorch

This will prompt you to run a command such as conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio pytorch-cuda=12.1 -c pytorch -c nvidia in your terminal.

2. Run the command in Command Prompt/Terminal and let Anaconda install PyTorch and the necessary dependencies.
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