---
id: pytorch
version: "1.0.2"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: abandoned
---

# pytorch

License: unclear · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 180.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is a stub or redirect that was historically confused with the official PyTorch deep learning framework. The actual PyTorch library is distributed under the package name 'torch', not 'pytorch'. This package has been abandoned since 2019-04-24 and has received no maintenance for 2669 days. It contains a large archived tarball and carries two known security vulnerabilities. There is no reason to install this package; anyone seeking PyTorch should install 'torch' from the official PyTorch project instead. The package serves no active purpose and represents a common installation mistake.

Use it for:

- Do not use this package for any purpose; it is abandoned and misdirected.
- Historical reference only if studying PyPI naming mistakes from 2017–2019.
- If you need PyTorch, install 'torch' from the official project instead.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

This package is a redirect or placeholder; the actual PyTorch library is distributed under the name 'torch', not 'pytorch'.

No. This package is abandoned, misdirected, and superseded by 'torch'. It has known vulnerabilities (GHSA-63cw-57p8-fm3p, PYSEC-2026-1856), unclear licensing, and high install friction. Install 'torch' instead.

## Install

pip install pytorch
uv add pytorch
poetry add pytorch

## Installing pytorch

Before you install: High install friction due to a large archived tarball (pytorch-1.0.2.tar.gz). The package has been abandoned since 2019-04-24 with no maintenance activity for 2669 days. Do not install this.

License in practice: License treatment is unclear with no SPDX identifier or raw license text provided, making legal compliance status uncertain.

Quickstart:

# This package should not be used. The actual PyTorch library is distributed as 'torch':
# pip install torch
# import torch

This package is abandoned and should not be used; install the official 'torch' package instead.

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package contains actual PyTorch code or is purely a redirect/stub.
- Whether the 2 known vulnerabilities (GHSA-63cw-57p8-fm3p, PYSEC-2026-1856) affect this package or were inherited from an older release.
- Whether the official 'torch' package supersedes this entirely.

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 180.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: 2

## Tags

pytorch machine learning, torch deep learning framework, neural network library python, gpu tensor computation, deep learning framework, deprecated, redirect

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