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+ **distributed_data_parallel.py** and **run.sh** show an example using Amp with
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+ [apex.parallel.DistributedDataParallel](https://nvidia.github.io/apex/parallel.html) or
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+ [torch.nn.parallel.DistributedDataParallel](https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/nn.html#distributeddataparallel)
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+ and the Pytorch multiprocess launcher script,
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+ [torch.distributed.launch](https://pytorch.org/docs/master/distributed.html#launch-utility).
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+ The use of `Amp` with DistributedDataParallel does not need to change from ordinary
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+ single-process use. The only gotcha is that wrapping your model with `DistributedDataParallel` must
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+ come after the call to `amp.initialize`. Test via
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+ ```bash
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+ bash run.sh
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+ ```
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+ **This is intended purely as an instructional example, not a performance showcase.**