openvino/tools/pot/docs/InstallationGuide.md

# Post-Training Optimization Tool Installation Guide {#pot_InstallationGuide}

## Prerequisites

* Python* 3.6 or higher
* [OpenVINO™](https://docs.openvino.ai/latest/index.html)

The minimum and the recommended requirements to run the Post-training Optimization Tool (POT) are the same as in [OpenVINO™](https://docs.openvino.ai/latest/index.html).


## Install POT from PyPI
The simplest way to get the Post-training Optimization Tool and OpenVINO™ installed is to use PyPI. Follow the steps below to do that:
1. Create a separate [Python* environment](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html) and activate it
2. To install OpenVINO™, run `pip install openvino`.
3. To install POT and other OpenVINO™ developer tools, run `pip install openvino-dev`.

Now the Post-training Optimization Tool is available in the command line by the `pot` alias. To verify it, run `pot -h`.