{"id":23357,"library":"bigdl-nano","title":"BigDL Nano","description":"BigDL Nano is a component of the BigDL library that provides high-performance, scalable acceleration for Intel architectures, including optimizations for PyTorch and TensorFlow model training and inference. Current version is 2.4.0. Release cadence has been irregular, with major releases ~annually, but recently shifted to the IPEX-LLM project.","status":"deprecated","version":"2.4.0","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/intel-analytics/BigDL","tags":["intel","acceleration","pytorch","tensorflow","optimization"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install bigdl-nano","lang":"bash","label":"PyPI"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"PyTorch backend for model optimization","package":"torch","optional":true},{"reason":"TensorFlow backend for model optimization","package":"tensorflow","optional":true}],"imports":[{"note":"Use dots, not underscores, for import paths.","wrong":"from bigdl_nano import Nano","symbol":"Nano","correct":"from bigdl.nano import Nano"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from bigdl.nano import Nano\nimport torch\nnano = Nano()\nmodel = torch.nn.Linear(10, 2)\noptimized_model = nano.optimize(model)","lang":"python","description":"Basic usage: import Nano, create an instance, and optimize a PyTorch model."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Switch to ipex-llm: pip install ipex-llm and use from ipex_llm import ...","message":"BigDL Nano is deprecated in favor of IPEX-LLM (Intel Extension for PyTorch for Large Language Models). New projects should use IPEX-LLM.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=2.4.0"},{"fix":"Upgrade to Python 3.8+.","message":"BigDL Nano 2.4.0 drops support for Python 3.7 and earlier.","severity":"breaking","affected_versions":">=2.4.0"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-05-01T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-30T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Use: from bigdl.nano import Nano","cause":"Incorrect import path; using underscore instead of dot.","error":"ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'bigdl_nano'"},{"fix":"Install the latest version: pip install --upgrade bigdl-nano","cause":"The package is not installed correctly or version mismatch.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'Nano' from 'bigdl.nano'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}