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    Deep learning· 2019

    PyTorch: An Imperative Style, High-Performance Deep Learning Library

    Adam Paszke (first author) · 2019

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    arXiv 1912.01703OpenAlex W2970971581

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    Why it matters

    Popularized imperative, Pythonic deep learning with dynamic autograd and efficient accelerator execution.

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    First released
    2019 (from arXiv 1912.01703)
    Citations
    56,399 citations, as counted by Papers With Code (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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    Score
    0.701 · computed rank 71 · consensus 0.85, must-read 1, citations percentile 0.988 (2010s · deep-learning), awards 0, existing lists 0. Method

    Editor's notes

    • Readability check: fail: A software library description; use the library instead. (AI draft (Claude), not yet reviewed, 2026-10-29)

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