Optimize performance with integrated libraries and parallelism techniques.
Explore the productivity benefits of a faster Python*.
Who Needs This Product

What’s New
This latest release offers great performance improvements including:
- Support for Python 3.6
- Performance accelerations: Scikit-learn with Intel® Data Analytics Acceleration Library (Intel® DAAL), fast Fourier transforms in SciPy and Numpy, universal functions (ufuncs) can use multiple cores and Single Instructions Multiple Data (SIMD), and neural network enhancements for pyDAAL
- Tech preview: High-level Python API for Intel® DAAL
Commercial Support with Intel® Parallel Studio XE
Intel® Distribution of Python* is included in our flagship product, Intel® Parallel Studio XE. This powerful, robust suite of software development tools has everything you need to write Python native extensions: C and Fortran compilers, numerical libraries, and profilers. Help boost application performance by taking advantage of the ever-increasing processor core counts and vector register widths available in processors based on technology from Intel and other compatible processors. The 30-day trial includes online customer support.

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New software purchases include free updates and confidential priority customer support for a year through our Online Service Center. Get direct access to our technical experts when you purchase Intel Distribution for Python with Intel Parallel Studio XE or Intel® VTune™ Amplifer.
Key Specifications
- Target OS: Linux*, Windows* 7 and later, macOS*
- Versions: Python* 2.7 and 3.6
- Package Management: Conda, pip
- Compatible With: Microsoft Visual Studio*, PyCharm*
- Python Packages: NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn, pandas, matplotlib, Numba, Caffe, Theano, TensorFlow, OpenCV, Intel® Threading Building Blocks, pyDAAL, Jupyter, mpi4py, pip, and others.
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