Installing PyTorch

To start with PyTorch, we need to install it first. As of the time of writing, PyTorch supports Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms. Here, we will guide you through the installation process on these operating systems.

Getting ready

PyTorch is usually installed via pip or Anaconda. We recommend creating a new Python environment before installing the library, especially if you will be working on multiple Python projects on your system. This is to prevent any conflicts between different versions of Python libraries that different projects may require.

How to do it…

Let’s see how to install PyTorch. We’ll describe how to do this using either pip or Anaconda. We’ll also provide some information about how to use a CUDA environment.

If you’re using pip, Python’s package manager, you can install PyTorch by running the following command in your terminal:

pip install torch

With the Anaconda Python distribution,...