Unable to Run OpenVINO™ Sample in Visual Studio* (VS) 2019

1. Tried to run an OpenVINO™ sample from within VS2019
2. Encountered error: no module named 'openvino'

The OpenVINO™ environment variables must be set before running an OpenVINO™ application. Run setupvars.bat in the terminal or environment in which the program will run.

Follow the OpenVINO™ installation guide

There are two options to implement this with VS2019:

Option 1:

VS2019 Developer Powershell

1. Open <your sample> from OpenVINO™ folder in VS2019
2. Create backup file of the code if necessary
3. Set <your sample> as startup item
4. Run setupvars.bat in the VS2019 Developer Powershell
5. Run the sample application

Option 2:

Automate the OpenVINO™ setupvars.bat and VS2019 initialization using batch file

1. Create a batch file that initializes the OpenVINO™ environment and opens VS2019
2. Write the script below in the .bat file:
   @echo on
   cd <OpenVINO location>\bin
   CALL setupvars.bat
   cd <Microsoft Visual Studio location>\2019\Community\Common7\IDE
   CALL devenv.exe
3. Run the .bat file as administrator
4. After the VS2019 opens, select <your sample> from OpenVINO™ folder
5. Create backup file if necessary
6. Set <your sample> as startup item
7. Run the sample application