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+ [![pipeline status](https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/tru/miniconda3-python310-pytorch-cuda11.7/badges/main/pipeline.svg)](https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/tru/miniconda3-python310-pytorch-cuda11.7/-/commits/main) 
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+ # miniconda3 based for python 3.10 and pytorch 1.13.1, pytorch-cuda=11.7
+ Alternative to the regular command listed at https://pytorch.org/get-started/locally/
+ `conda install pytorch torchvision torchaudio pytorch-cuda=11.7 -c pytorch -c nvidia`
+
+ # Goals
+ - smaller foot print for python3.10/pytorch gpu/cuda 11.7
+ 
+ # removed on purpose from a plain installation
+ 
+ `conda create -n py310-pytorch python=3.10 && conda activate py310-pytorch && conda install pytorch  pytorch-cuda=11.7 -c pytorch -c nvidia -y`
+- cuda-nsight
+- cuda-nsight-compute
+- nsight-compute
+- cuda-demo-suite