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+## Development setup
+
+In order to install this package the execution of the setup.py and an existing recent cuda installation at `CUDA_HOME` itself is necessary:
+
+
+```python
+python -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+pip install torch
+CUDA_HOME=/opt/cuda/ python setup.py develop
+```
+
+For installation only (not in editable mode), swap `develop` for `install`.