Environment Setup

Before UDF development, you need to install the driver firmware and Ascend-CANN-Toolkit. For details, see CANN Software Installation.
Before developing a UDF with Python, you need to install the Python dependency packages pybind11 and Jinja2. pybind11 is used to convert objects between C++ and Python. Jinja2 is used to quickly generate a project template.
Configure the environment variable ASCEND_INSTALL_PATH (CANN package installation path). During UDF compilation, search for the dependent header file and .so file based on this environment variable. If it is not set, /usr/local/Ascend is used by default. A configuration example is provided as follows:
```
export ASCEND_INSTALL_PATH=CANN package installation path
```

Parent topic: UDF Development Process