Unable to Run OpenVINO™ Sample in Visual Studio* (VS2019 / VS2022)

1. Tried to run an OpenVINO™ sample from within Visual Studio* (VS2019 or later)
2. Encountered error: no module named 'openvino'

The OpenVINO™ environment variables must be set before running an OpenVINO™ application.

Run setupvars.bat (Classic OpenVINO installations) or setvars.bat (OneAPI-based installations) in the terminal or environment in which the program will run.

Follow the OpenVINO™ installation guide to ensure the toolkit is installed correctly.

There are two options to implement this with VS2019:

Option 1:

VS Developer Powershell*

1. Open VS Developer PowerShell.
2. Run the OpenVINO™ environment setup script:
   <OpenVINO_install_path>\setupvars.bat (For oneAPI installations, use setvars.bat).
3. Launch Visual Studio from the same terminal: devenv.exe.
4. Open <your sample> from the OpenVINO™ folder in Visual Studio
5. Create a backup of the code if necessary.
6. Set <your sample> as the startup item.
7. Run the sample application.

Option 2:

Automate OpenVINO™ Setup and Visual Studio Initialization.

Create a batch file that initializes the OpenVINO™ environment and opens Visual Studio.

Write the script below in a .bat file:

(For oneAPI installations, replace setupvars.bat with setvars.bat)

Steps:

1. Run the .bat file (administrator privileges may be required).
2. After Visual Studio opens, select <your sample> from the OpenVINO™ folder.
3. Create a backup file if necessary.
4. Set <your sample> as the startup item.
5. Run the sample application.