nvidia-cuda-runtime

CUDA Runtime native Libraries

nvidia-cuda-runtime License unclear Active v13.3.29 released 2026-05-26

Install

nvidia-cuda-runtime on PyPI

pip

pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime

uv

uv add nvidia-cuda-runtime

poetry

poetry add nvidia-cuda-runtime

Package facts

License	not declared (unclear)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3)
Install friction	medium — platform-specific wheel
Runtime dependencies	none
Maintenance	actively maintained — 79 days since the last release
First released	2020-09-18
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: nvidia_cuda_runtime-13.3.29-py3-none-manylinux2014_aarch64.manylinux_2_17_aarch64.whl; nvidia_cuda_runtime-13.3.29-py3-none-manylinux2014_x86_64.manylinux_2_17_x86_64.whl; nvidia_cuda_runtime-13.3.29-py3-none-win_amd64.whl

Keywords: cuda, nvidia, runtime, machine learning, deep learning

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About nvidia-cuda-runtime

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CUDA Runtime native Libraries

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Provides CUDA Runtime native libraries for GPU-accelerated computing on NVIDIA hardware, enabling Python applications to leverage CUDA capabilities on Linux, Windows, and ARM64 systems.

Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheel distributions (x86_64, ARM64, Windows); actively maintained with a recent release 79 days ago. No runtime dependencies simplifies downstream integration.

License status is unclear—no SPDX identifier or raw license text is declared in package metadata, making it difficult to assess compliance obligations or redistribution rights before use.

Usage

pip install nvidia-cuda-runtime==13.3.29

import nvidia.cuda_runtime

Requires NVIDIA CUDA Compute Capability–compatible GPU hardware and matching OS/architecture (x86_64, ARM64, or Windows); installation will fail on unsupported platforms.

Verdict: A foundational GPU runtime package in the top 1000 PyPI packages with no known vulnerabilities and zero runtime dependencies, but hampered by unclear licensing and medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels. Suitable for projects that explicitly require CUDA runtime binaries, provided licensing can be clarified with NVIDIA.

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What is the actual license governing nvidia-cuda-runtime (EULA, BSD, proprietary, or other)?
Does this package require a separate NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit installation, or are binaries self-contained?
Are there known compatibility issues between CUDA 13.3.29 and specific GPU architectures or driver versions?

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