TensorRT Python Bindings

Installation

Download pybind11

Create a directory for external sources and download pybind11 into it.

export EXT_PATH=~/external

mkdir -p $EXT_PATH && cd $EXT_PATH
git clone https://github.com/pybind/pybind11.git

Download Python headers

Add Main Headers

1. Get the source code from the official python sources
2. Copy the contents of the Include/ directory into $EXT_PATH/pythonX.Y/include/ directory.

Example: Python 3.9

wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.16/Python-3.9.16.tgz
tar -xvf Python-3.9.16.tgz
mkdir -p $EXT_PATH/python3.9
cp -r Python-3.9.16/Include/ $EXT_PATH/python3.9/include

Add PyConfig.h

1. Download the deb package for the desired platform from here. Typical plaforms include x86_64 (amd64), aarch64 (arm64), and ppc64le (ppc64el). For older versions of Python, you may need to select a different suite.
2. Unpack the debian with ar x <libpython...>.deb
3. Unpack the contained data.tar.xz with tar -xvf
4. Find pyconfig.h in the ./usr/include/<platform>/pythonX.Y/ directory and copy it into $EXT_PATH/pythonX.Y/include/.

Build Python bindings

Use build.sh to generate the installable wheels for intended python version and target architecture.

Example: for Python 3.9 x86_64 wheel,

cd $TRT_OSSPATH/python
TENSORRT_MODULE=tensorrt PYTHON_MAJOR_VERSION=3 PYTHON_MINOR_VERSION=9 TARGET_ARCHITECTURE=x86_64 ./build.sh

Install the python wheel

python3 -m pip install ./build/bindings_wheel/dist/tensorrt-*.whl