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We need better install instructions for limited download quota and low storage space (as there is no checks)

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Subject: We need better install instructions for limited download quota and low storage space (as there is no checks)

I followed this: `pip install torch torchvision torchaudio --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130`
I couldn't find the files imediatelly, they were at `/tmp/pip-unpack-...` !!!
I copied all I could before it errored while trying to install because it did not check for available space before installing!!!
All huge downloads from /tmp vanished!!!

I learned this should be the initial command, right?
`pip download -d "$HOME/.pip-download-cache" torch torchvision torchaudio --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu130`
Or better put this on `.bashrc`? (all search engine AI suggestions)
```
export PIP_FIND_LINKS="$HOME/.pip-download-cache"
export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE="$PIP_FIND_LINKS"
export PIP_CACHE_DIR="$PIP_FIND_LINKS"
export PIP_DESTINATION_DIR="$PIP_FIND_LINKS"
```

Now, I place the files I managed to backup before pip erased them, at "$HOME/.pip-download-cache" in a way that pip detects before downloading: just put all files from all folders like `/tmp/pip-unpack-...` directly at destination folder and pip detects it.
Otherwise I will need to wait like a month to try it as pip almost depleted all my remaining quota.

Btw, pip doesn't resume existing download files (right?). I am still trying to get all links to use them with `wget`, but for now I can only list the packages, not the URLs (I don't know how to use pip and search engines' AI answers are hallucinating on commands that don't work).

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No repository file or test is named. Start by reproducing the documented pip install command and checking pip's cache, temporary download, low-space, and resume behavior; done means the installation guidance accurately explains a quota- and storage-conscious workflow, including which commands and cache settings are supported.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python, pytorch
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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