Allow using cuML benchmark tools on systems without cuML installed

python/cuml/cuml/benchmark/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 #
-# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
+"""cuML benchmark package.
+
+Run benchmarks via:
+  - Full mode:  python -m cuml.benchmark [options] [algorithms...]
+  - Standalone: python run_benchmark.py [options] [algorithms...]  (from benchmark dir)
+"""

python/cuml/cuml/benchmark/__main__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2019-2026, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+"""Entry point for python -m cuml.benchmark (full mode, requires cuML)."""
+
+import sys
+
+from cuml.benchmark.run_benchmarks import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())