Summary:
Pull Request resolved: https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/pull/53424
Fixes https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/24807 and supersedes the stale https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch/issues/25093 (Cc Microsheep). If you now run the reproduction
```python
import torch
if __name__ == "__main__":
t = torch.tensor([1, 2, 3], dtype=torch.float64)
```
with `pylint==2.6.0`, you get the following output
```
test_pylint.py:1:0: C0114: Missing module docstring (missing-module-docstring)
test_pylint.py:4:8: E1101: Module 'torch' has no 'tensor' member; maybe 'Tensor'? (no-
member)
test_pylint.py:4:38: E1101: Module 'torch' has no 'float64' member (no-member)
```
Now `pylint` doesn't recognize `torch.tensor` at all, but it is promoted in the stub. Given that it also doesn't recognize `torch.float64`, I think fixing this is out of scope of this PR.
---
## TL;DR
This BC-breaking only for users that rely on unintended behavior. Since `torch/__init__.py` loaded `torch/tensor.py` it was populated in `sys.modules`. `torch/__init__.py` then overwrote `torch.tensor` with the actual function. With this `import torch.tensor as tensor` does not fail, but returns the function rather than the module. Users that rely on this import need to change it to `from torch import tensor`.
Reviewed By: zou3519
Differential Revision: D26223815
Pulled By: bdhirsh
fbshipit-source-id: 125b9ff3d276e84a645cd7521e8d6160b1ca1c21
