Install Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ Toolkit from PyPI Repository

This guide provides installation steps for the Intel® distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit distributed through the PyPI repository.

System Requirements

  • Python* distribution 3.6 or 3.7
  • Operating Systems:
    • Ubuntu* 18.04 long-term support (LTS), 64-bit
    • macOS* 10.15.x versions
    • Windows 10*, 64-bit Pro, Enterprise or Education (1607 Anniversary Update, Build 14393 or higher) editions
    • Windows Server* 2016 or higher

Install the Runtime Package Using the PyPI Repository

Step 1. Set up and update pip to the highest version

Run the command below:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

Step 2. Install the Intel® distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit

Run the command below:

pip install openvino-python

Step 3. Add PATH to environment variables

Run a command for your operating system:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 and macOS:
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<library_dir>:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}
  • Windows* 10:
    set PATH=<library_dir>;%PATH%

To find library_dir:
Ubuntu, macOS:

  • Standard user:
    echo $(python3 -m site --user-base)/lib
  • Root or sudo user:
    /usr/local/lib
  • Virtual environments or custom Python installations (from sources or tarball):
    echo $(which python3)/../../lib

Windows:

  • Standard Python:
    python -c "import os, sys; print((os.path.dirname(sys.executable))+'\Library\\bin')"
  • Virtual environments or custom Python installations (from sources or tarball):
    python -c "import os, sys; print((os.path.dirname(sys.executable))+'\..\Library\\bin')"

Step 4. Verify that the package is installed

Run the command below:

python3 -c "import openvino"

Now you are ready to develop and run your application.

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