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Anastasia Kuporosova edited this page Dec 6, 2022 · 10 revisions

OpenVINO Python API developers docs

OpenVINO Python API is a part of the OpenVINO toolkit. The component is responsible for:

  • Bindings of OpenVINO - allowing users to use the OpenVINO library in their Python code. Python API provides bindings to basic and advanced APIs from OpenVINO Runtime.
  • Extending OpenVINO with pythonic features - on top of direct translations from C++, Python API component:
    • Adds specific extensions to support numpy-based data.
    • Provides support for external frameworks inputs.
    • Provides shortcuts and helpers with more pythonic design.
    • Allows to apply advanced concepts, like shared memory, to take full advantage of OpenVINO.
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