Installing PyCUDA for Python within an existing CUDA environment

Since we have already learned about CUDA's installation and implementation, it will now be easier for us to get started with our PyCUDA installation procedure for Python. You also do not need to install Python as it is already available (both 2.x and 3.x) with a freshly installed version of the Ubuntu 18.04 Linux operating system.

As we have also learned about Anaconda and its setup, we can also make use of Python 2.x or 3.x, which is readily available with an existing Anaconda configuration. Setting up PyCUDA will enable implementing CUDA kernels within your existing Python setup of choice and then computing with it on your NVIDIA GPU.

There are primarily two methods of installation.