deepspeedai / deepspeedai/DeepSpeed
[BUG] apex has deleted amp
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Description
Describe the bug
The code segment in DeepSpeed: from apex import ampat line 135 in engine.py under the runtime directory is no longer usable.
https://github.com/NVIDIA/apex/issues/1912
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading runtime/engine.py at line 135 and the linked NVIDIA Apex issue to confirm the reported incompatibility. Trace where this import is used and locate the relevant validation or test entry point; done means the affected DeepSpeed path no longer fails because of the unavailable Apex amp import.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- machine-learning
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100