OpenVINO™ Python* development tools

General

OpenVINO includes following tools:

• openvino.tools.benchmark

Please, refer to https://docs.openvino.ai for details.

Installation

Prerequisites

Install prerequisites first:

1. Python

Install Python prerequisites:

• Python3
• setuptools

Run following command to install these prerequisites on Ubuntu*:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-dev python3-setuptools python3-pip

Python setuptools and python package manager (pip) install packages into system directory by default. There are several options:

• work inside [virtual environment][virtualenv] (best solution).
• use --user option for all pip commands.
• install all dependencies with sudo permissions.

In order to use virtual environment you should install it:

python3 -m pip install virtualenv
python3 -m virtualenv -p `which python3` <directory_for_environment>

Before starting to work inside virtual environment, it should be activated:

source <directory_for_environment>/bin/activate

Virtual environment can be deactivated using command

deactivate

2. Install packages

You can install tools by specifying path to tool with setup.py in pip install command:

python3 -m pip install <tools_folder>/

For example, to install Benchmark Tool, use the following command:

python3 -m pip install benchmark_tool/

Configuration

Each subpackage has specific configuration. Please, refer to specific subpackage documentation for details.