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| System / PyTorch ver. | 1.13 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| :--------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|
| Linux py3.9 \[GPUs\] | | | [![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/_apis/build/status%2Fpytorch-lightning%20%28GPUs%29?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/_build/latest?definitionId=24&branchName=master) |
| Linux (multiple Python versions) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) |
| OSX (multiple Python versions) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) |
| Windows (multiple Python versions) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) | [![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml) |
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"include_package_data": True,
"zip_safe": False,
"keywords": ["deep learning", "pytorch", "AI"],
"python_requires": ">=3.9",
"python_requires": ">=3.10",
"entry_points": {
"console_scripts": [
"fabric = lightning.fabric.cli:_main",
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"Operating System :: OS Independent",
# Specify the Python versions you support here.
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
], # todo: consider aggregation/union of tags from particular packages
}
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<center>

| System / PyTorch ver. | 1.12 | 1.13 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| :--------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Linux py3.9 [GPUs] | | | | ![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/_apis/build/status%2Flightning-fabric%20%28GPUs%29) |
| Linux (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |
| OSX (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |
| Windows (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |
| System / PyTorch ver. | 1.12 | 1.13 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| :--------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: |
| Linux (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |
| OSX (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |
| Windows (multiple Python versions) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test Fabric](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-fabric.yml/badge.svg) |

</center>
</details>
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> TIP: We strongly recommend creating a virtual environment first.
> Don’t know what this is? Follow our [beginner guide here](https://lightning.ai/docs/stable/install/installation.html).

- Python 3.8.x or later (3.8.x, 3.9.x, 3.10.x, ...)
- Python 3.10.x or later (3.10.x, 3.11.x, 3.12.x, ...)

</details>

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"include_package_data": True,
"zip_safe": False,
"keywords": ["deep learning", "pytorch", "AI"],
"python_requires": ">=3.9",
"python_requires": ">=3.10",
"setup_requires": ["wheel"],
"install_requires": assistant.load_requirements(
_PATH_REQUIREMENTS, unfreeze="none" if _FREEZE_REQUIREMENTS else "all"
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# Specify the Python versions you support here. In particular, ensure
# that you indicate whether you support Python 2, Python 3 or both.
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
],
}
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<center>

| System / PyTorch ver. | 1.12 | 1.13 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| :--------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Linux py3.9 [GPUs] | | | | ![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/_apis/build/status%2Fpytorch-lightning%20%28GPUs%29) |
| Linux (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |
| OSX (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |
| Windows (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |
| System / PyTorch ver. | 1.12 | 1.13 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| :--------------------------------: | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------: | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Linux (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |
| OSX (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |
| Windows (multiple Python versions) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) | ![Test PyTorch](https://github.com/Lightning-AI/lightning/actions/workflows/ci-tests-pytorch.yml/badge.svg) |

</center>
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"long_description_content_type": "text/markdown",
"zip_safe": False,
"keywords": ["deep learning", "pytorch", "AI"],
"python_requires": ">=3.9",
"python_requires": ">=3.10",
"setup_requires": ["wheel"],
# TODO: aggregate pytorch and lite requirements as we include its source code directly in this package.
# this is not a problem yet because lite's base requirements are all included in pytorch's base requirements
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"Operating System :: OS Independent",
# Specify the Python versions you support here.
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
"Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
],
}
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@pytest.mark.parametrize(
("accelerator", "devices"), [("tpu", "auto"), ("tpu", 1), ("tpu", [1]), ("tpu", 8), ("auto", 1), ("auto", 8)]
)
@RunIf(min_python="3.9") # mocking issue
@RunIf(min_python="3.10") # mocking issue
def test_accelerator_choice_tpu(accelerator, devices, tpu_available, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(torch, "device", DeviceMock())

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@pytest.mark.parametrize("is_interactive", [False, True])
@RunIf(min_python="3.9") # mocking issue
@RunIf(min_python="3.10") # mocking issue
def test_connector_auto_selection(monkeypatch, is_interactive):
no_cuda = mock.patch("lightning.fabric.accelerators.cuda.num_cuda_devices", return_value=0)
single_cuda = mock.patch("lightning.fabric.accelerators.cuda.num_cuda_devices", return_value=1)
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assert subprocess.call([sys.executable, "-c", code]) == 0


@RunIf(min_python="3.9")
@RunIf(min_python="3.10")
def test_import_lightning_multiprocessing_start_method_not_set():
"""Regression test for avoiding the lightning import to set the multiprocessing context."""
package_name = "lightning_fabric" if "lightning.fabric" == "lightning_fabric" else "lightning"
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("2,", [2]),
],
)
@RunIf(min_python="3.9") # mocking issue
@RunIf(min_python="3.10") # mocking issue
def test_trainer_config_device_ids(devices, expected_device_ids, tpu_available, monkeypatch):
monkeypatch.setattr(lightning.fabric.accelerators.xla, "_using_pjrt", lambda: True)

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