Cherry pick pack (#11504, #11505, #11500, #11559, #11519, #11574, #11131)
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************* Module nemo.collections.llm.api
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************* Module nemo.collections.llm.gpt.data.api
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:24:0: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:178:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:208:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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examples/llm/peft/hf.py:77:0: C0301: Line too long (162/119) (line-too-long)
examples/llm/peft/hf.py:21:0: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/api.py:44:0: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
************* Module nemo.collections.llm.gpt.data.hf_dataset
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:24:0: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:178:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:208:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:234:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:238:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:242:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:245:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:248:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:251:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/data/hf_dataset.py:254:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
************* Module nemo.collections.llm.gpt.model.hf_auto_model_for_causal_lm
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/hf_auto_model_for_causal_lm.py:110:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/hf_auto_model_for_causal_lm.py:125:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/hf_auto_model_for_causal_lm.py:137:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:323:0: C0301: Line too long (132/119) (line-too-long)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:119:0: C0115: Missing class docstring (missing-class-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:133:0: C0115: Missing class docstring (missing-class-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:151:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:171:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:177:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:294:0: C0115: Missing class docstring (missing-class-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:317:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:337:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/gpt/model/mixtral.py:341:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
************* Module nemo.collections.llm.t5.model.t5
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nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:229:0: C0115: Missing class docstring (missing-class-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:246:0: C0115: Missing class docstring (missing-class-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:268:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:291:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:294:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:301:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:306:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:328:4: C0116: Missing function or method docstring (missing-function-docstring)
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nemo/collections/llm/t5/model/t5.py:37:4: W0611: Unused import transformer_engine (unused-import)
************* Module nemo.lightning.pytorch.strategies.megatron_strategy
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# What does this PR do ?

Cherry-pick containing the following:
- f0597d16177d8c735b9c49a00c3ade0159d0a5df
- 171a7af32c1422a264688fbd11f61bb9468999de
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- 5452848750fc47ff0a055beab8fe4ee3b789fcdf
- da70785aa4f9a9dad688981658032ad4e20fcbe4
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