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# Overview of Inference Engine Python* API {#openvino_inference_engine_ie_bridges_python_docs_api_overview}
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This API provides a simplified interface for Inference Engine functionality that allows you to:
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* Handle the models
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* Load and configure Inference Engine plugins based on device names
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* Perform inference in synchronous and asynchronous modes with arbitrary number of infer requests (the number of infer requests may be limited by target device capabilities)
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## Supported OSes
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Inference Engine Python\* API is supported on Ubuntu\* 18.04 and 20.04, CentOS\* 7.3 OSes, Raspbian\* 9, Windows\* 10
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and macOS\* 10.x.
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Supported Python* versions:
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| Operating System | Supported Python\* versions: |
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| Ubuntu\* 18.04 | 3.6, 3.7 |
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| Ubuntu\* 20.04 | 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 |
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| Windows\* 10 | 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 |
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| CentOS\* 7.3 | 3.6, 3.7 |
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| macOS\* 10.x | 3.6, 3.7 |
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| Raspbian\* 9 | 3.6, 3.7 |
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## Set Up the Environment
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To configure the environment for the Inference Engine Python\* API, run:
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* On Ubuntu\* 18.04 or 20.04: `source <INSTALL_DIR>/setupvars.sh .`
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* On CentOS\* 7.4: `source <INSTALL_DIR>/setupvars.sh .`
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* On macOS\* 10.x: `source <INSTALL_DIR>/setupvars.sh .`
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* On Raspbian\* 9,: `source <INSTALL_DIR>/setupvars.sh .`
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* On Windows\* 10: `call <INSTALL_DIR>\setupvars.bat`
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The script automatically detects latest installed Python\* version and configures required environment if the version is supported.
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If you want to use certain version of Python\*, set the environment variable `PYTHONPATH=<INSTALL_DIR>/python/<desired_python_version>`
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after running the environment configuration script.
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## API Reference
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For the complete API Reference, see [Inference Engine Python* API Reference](ie_python_api/annotated.html)
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