Why not use torch.scatter_reduce_ instead of the third-party pytorch_scatter operator

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Why not use torch.scatter_reduce_ instead of the third-party pytorch_scatter operator

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https://github.com/rusty1s/pytorch_scatter

https://pytorch.org/docs/stable/generated/torch.Tensor.scatter_reduce_.html#torch.Tensor.scatter_reduce_

Answer 1 · 2024-01-30T01:55:08.000Z

Third party modules torch_* (where * means scatter, cluster, sparse, spline, etc.) are well maintained and documented, also are widely used as a complement of the PyTorch module. They are more like specific utilities which meet the zen of Python that one module only focusing on one thing and doing it well. You will learn their benefits when you go deeper programming.