    def __init__(self, static_files_path: str):
        """
        Parameters
        ----------
        static_files_path : str
            Absolute path to the AIT static/ directory
        """
        self._target_type = -1
        self._template_path = ""
        self._compile_cmd = ""
        self._cache_path = ""
        self._profile_cache = None
        self.static_files_path = static_files_path

        ndebug_str = os.getenv("AIT_NDEBUG", "1")
        try:
            self._ndebug = int(ndebug_str)
        except ValueError:
            self._ndebug = 0
Parameters
----------
static_files_path : str
Absolute path to the AIT static/ directory
python/aitemplate/backend/target.py