Enable running pytorch.torchvision.train with distributed data parallel #1698
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Two main changes to enable running the following command in DistributedDataParallel mode:
Before, it would throw an error (if run as above) or run in DataParallel mode (if run from CLI). After this change, running from CLI will still run DP, but running as above will run error-free with DDP, which is generally the desired outcome.
Concretely, the following changes were necessary:
Additionally, update documentation to explain how to run with DDP.