PyTorch's ParsedArgs::tensor() copies the returned tensor

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e.g.: pytorch/torch/csrc/autograd/python_variable.cpp

static PyObject* THPVariable_make_subclass(PyObject* _ignored, PyObject* args, PyObject* kwargs) {
...
  auto data = r.tensor(1).detach();

That r.tensor(1) copies the tensor and then detaches. Unnecessary copy.

PythonArgs::optionalTensor should be changed to return a null/non-null ptr instead of optional