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backend

torch.tvarant.backend() → str

Returns the active runtime name ("sim" or "opencl").

Return the active runtime name.

Returns:

Name Type Description
str str

"sim" for the CPU simulator, or "opencl" when built and
str

selected via TVARANT_BACKEND=opencl.

Examples:

>>> torch.tvarant.backend()
'sim'
Source code in torch_tvarant/tvarant/__init__.py 
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def backend() -> str:
    """Return the active runtime name.

    Returns:
        str: ``"sim"`` for the CPU simulator, or ``"opencl"`` when built and
        selected via ``TVARANT_BACKEND=opencl``.

    Examples:
        >>> torch.tvarant.backend()
        'sim'
    """
    return str(_C.backend())