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Remove PyTorch dependency by using nvidia-smi for GPU check#2

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Remove PyTorch dependency by using nvidia-smi for GPU check#2
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Why

Importing PyTorch (torch) solely to check for GPU availability and retrieve the device name in the UI introduces a massive, unnecessary dependency to the production environment. This heavily bloats the installation payload, slows down setup times, and increases resource consumption on standard installations.

By replacing this check with a native, lightweight alternative, we can completely remove PyTorch from the core production requirements while maintaining the exact same functionality.

What

  1. Lightweight GPU Detection (cognios/src/ui.py):

    • Replaced PyTorch-based GPU detection (like torch.cuda.is_available()) with a lightweight subprocess call to nvidia-smi.
    • This successfully checks for GPU availability and fetches the graphics card's name without requiring the torch library to be imported.
  2. Dependency Cleanup (cognios/requirements.txt):

    • Removed torch from the production dependencies to drastically reduce the package size and installation overhead.
  3. CI/CD & Test Suite Resilience (test_all.py):

    • Updated test_focus_os to gracefully skip execution using pytest.importorskip("torch") when PyTorch is not present. This ensures that the test suite passes successfully on standard installations without causing build failures.

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