add a check to determine if horovod.torch import succeeds #604
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| try: | ||
| import horovod.torch as hvd | ||
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| # This redundant import is necessary because horovod does not raise an ImportError if the library is not present | ||
| import torch # noqa | ||
| #make sure the library is correctly imported | ||
| hvd.init() |
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Do we know if this could interfer with other distribution strategies? I'm worried running init on horovod might cause a problem if the user is running SMDDP or DDP.
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import horovod.torch does not raise exception even if it is not fully successful. Add init() function to catch it.