Build Python package from source on Linux and macOS using Ya Make

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This page describes building using Ya Make. For building using CMake see documentation here.

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Dependencies and requirements {#dependencies-and-particularities}

1. Setup environment for ya make build

2. {% include installation-packages-for-installation %}

• python3
• python3-dev
• numpy
• pandas

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Building steps {#building-steps}

To build the {{ python-package }} from source on Linux and macOS:

1. Clone the repository:

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   {{ installation--git-clone }}
   

2. Open the catboost/catboost/python-package/catboost directory from the local copy of the {{ product }} repository.

3. {% include installation-compile-the-library %}

   {% include installation-installation-example %}

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   The required version of Xcode for building on macOS is specified on the NVIDIA site when downloading the CUDA toolkit.

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4. Add the current directory to PYTHONPATH:

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   cd ../; export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$(pwd)
   

Troubleshooting {#troubleshooting}

Error type	Message format	Troubleshooting tips
AttributeError	type object '_catboost.<something>' has no attribute 'reduce_cython'
<b>Example:</b>
AttributeError: type object '_catboost._FloatArrayWrapper' has no attribute 'reduce_cython'
AttributeError: type object '_catboost.Py_ITypedSequencePtr' has no attribute 'reduce_cython'

| Install or update the following packages:

• numpy
• pandas