Merge pull request #248 from LabForComputationalVision/update_dep_des…

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Adds description of torch/pyrtools dependencies

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ The best way to install `plenoptic` is via `pip`.
 $ pip install plenoptic
 ```
 
+Our dependencies include [pytorch](https://pytorch.org/) and
+[pyrtools](https://pyrtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/). Installation should take
+care of them (along with our other dependencies) automatically, but if you have
+an installation problem (especially on a non-Linux operating system), it is
+likely that the problem lies with one of those packages. [Open an
+issue](https://github.com/LabForComputationalVision/plenoptic/issues) and we'll
+try to help you figure out the problem!
+
 See the [installation
 page](https://plenoptic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install.html) for more details,
 including how to set up a virtual environment and jupyter.

docs/install.rst

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ $ conda create --name plenoptic pip python=3.9
 $ conda activate plenoptic
 $ pip install plenoptic
 
+Our dependencies include `pytorch <https://pytorch.org/>`_ and `pyrtools <https://pyrtools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>`_. Installation should take care of them (along with our other dependencies) automatically, but if you have an installation problem (especially on a non-Linux operating system), it is likely that the problem lies with one of those packages. `Open an issue <https://github.com/LabForComputationalVision/plenoptic/issues>`_ and we'll try to help you figure out the problem!
+
 You can also install it directly from source to have a local editable copy. This is most useful for developing (for more info, see `our contributing guide <https://github.com/LabForComputationalVision/plenoptic/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md>`_) or if you want to use the most cutting-edge version::
 
 $ conda create --name plenoptic pip python=3.9