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### TPU
To install PyTorch/XLA stable build in a new TPU VM:
+Note: Builds are available for Python 3.8 to 3.11; please use one of the supported versions.
```sh
+# - for venv
+# python3.11 -m venv py311
+# - for conda
+# conda create -n py311 python=3.11
+
pip install torch==2.7.0 'torch_xla[tpu]==2.7.0'
```