Installation¶

Install the ProgramAsWeights SDK from PyPI:

pip install programasweights --extra-index-url https://pypi.programasweights.com/simple/

The --extra-index-url flag provides pre-built binaries for llama-cpp-python, making installation fast (~10 seconds). Without it, the C++ backend compiles from source (~5 minutes).

Requirements¶

Python: 3.9 through 3.13.

Anaconda on Linux: OpenMP / libgomp errors¶

If the build fails with libgomp-related errors, disable OpenMP:

CMAKE_ARGS="-DGGML_OPENMP=OFF" pip install programasweights --extra-index-url https://pypi.programasweights.com/simple/

Cache and configuration¶

Location	Purpose
`~/.cache/programasweights/`	Downloaded models and compiled programs
`~/.config/programasweights/`	Local configuration

Verify the install¶

python -c "import programasweights as paw; print(paw.__version__)"

You should see the installed package version printed with no errors.