A comprehensive guide to starting practicing Machine Learning (ML) in Python for complete beginners with hands-on examples. Learn ML and Upgrade yourself from a complete beginner → to a ML-practitioner. Explaining the basics, motivation, and tools for Machine Learning.
Intro
Hi there! A while ago, I have been talking to a friend and the topic touched on Machine Learning. And by the end of the conversation, I concluded that many people have some prejudice against the whole topic of “intellectual machines”, or even might be afraid to start the learning process due to the overwhelming amount of information. So,
I decided to break the ice for everyone who is just starting out on this journey of mastering the Machine Learning.
Let us be clear — Machine Learning is not Magic. Machine Learning (so-called ML) is the study of computer algorithms…
This tutorial is the starting point of my big project — “From Zero to a Machine Learning (ML) practitioner”. The main idea is to teach everybody Python and ML despite their educational background.
This tutorial is meant for everyone interested in Python. Especially, for those who are just starting out and cannot break the ice from intention to action. You are here which means you are serious about learning Python and I appreciate it.
I am using Python for my work a lot. Some of the applications are scientific computing, statistics, and advanced visualization. But in my free time, I enjoy creating mini-applications for various reasons. Some of them solve a particular problem (personal, or a world large-scale problem), others are just for fun, or just something to challenge myself.
This particular lesson…
Unsupervised Machine Learning in Python from scratch tutorial
After the short introduction to clustering and the practical ideas of using it, we will go through this tutorial on K-Means Clustering from scratch in Python. I will show you how it works intuitively step by step, in a way I wish somebody showed it to me. After completing this tutorial, you will learn how to:
- generate a dataset using
sklearnmake_blobsfunction, - visualize the data with
matplotlib, - understand & create your own K-Means Clustering algorithm from scratch using only
numpy, a basic Python library, - create an animated image (.gif) using
imageiolibrary.
Introduction
Customer Segmentation
Imagine that we are a company that…
Python for time management. Pomodoro application. The full code is included :)
Intro
This article is the second part of my project I discussed previously. To recap, the idea is to create a Pomodoro app in Python from scratch. Because we all want to be effectively productive while staying at home amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
One way to do so is to take one step at a time. Because our brain is not meant to be multitasking. In reality, it does multi-switching between different tasks.
In other words, we need to concentrate on one single activity at a time. And the Pomodoro technique can help us with it.
Summary from Part 1
Previously, we built the base…
Applying Regular Expressions (regex) to a real-world problem.
Short Intro
The idea behind this project is very simple yet meaningful. It boils down to the following questions:
What can I do for the community during this horrible pandemic? How can I help others to research the coronavirus?
I am going to apply my knowledge of Python to analyze a scientific paper on COVID-19 and to show you that everyone can use Python to analyze the text and get some insights out of it. This post is meant to encourage everyone to use Python in day-to-day life. …
Python for time management. Pomodoro application.
Introduction
The pandemic is hitting hard. It is necessary to limit any physical contact with the “outside” world and to stay indoors as much as possible. If you have an opportunity to work from home, it is great. However, there is a price to pay as well.
Staying efficiently productive at home is not an easy task. A home environment is not a work environment. Assuming you are not living alone, you cannot just say bye to your kids/family for the next ~8 hours and leave the house for work. Often, the workplace is the same room where you rest, eat…
Introduction to the Tkinter.
Intro
Python is my favorite programming language. It is easy to get around, versatile, yet powerful. Python is a great choice for both beginners and experts. There are numerous reasons for using Python. In my opinion, one of the main reasons is an enormous amount of open-source Python libraries, packages, and frameworks.
There are many articles describing the advantages of Python. For example, as was mentioned by Mindfire Solutions in 7 Important Reasons Why You Should Use Python article: “You can use Python for developing complex scientific and numeric applications. Python is designed with features to facilitate data analysis and visualization.”
Explaining Regular Expressions (regex) plus a cheat sheet of useful rules
Introduction
The rising second wave of COVID-19 makes me worried. Luckily, I can work from home and stay mostly indoors during these turbulent times. However, there are many people around the world who cannot do that. Especially, those who are living by earning from day-to-day services.
The pandemic hits everyone but some harder. While I have a chance, I want to do more, I want to do better.
In this situation, I ask myself “What can I do?” or “How can I help to fight the pandemic?”
Well, I can apply my knowledge of Python, programming, and data analysis to describe…
Redesign your thoughts to become rich.
Everything in this world is a result of some cause. We might have heard it many times already. But there is a difference between hearing something and fully understanding it. In this article, I would like to share my understanding of our mind, how it keeps us broke throughout (most of) our life, and how we can break the cycle to become wealthier and happier.
We ourselves attract everything in our lives
It is probably, the harshest truth about life. We ourselves attract everything in our lives — every experience, and every event. Be it a good or bad experience. However difficult to admit it, that is…
Restore your relationships with yourself, people around you, and money (as a bonus).
Many people want to be rich and wealthy. Money plays an important role in our lives and it is probably the reason why you started reading this article. But life itself is not limited to money. There is much more.
It is great to have enough earnings/income to not starve and have basic needs fulfilled. Sometimes it comes with its own price of doing a meaningless job. On the contrary, it happens that people who pursue their passion, for example, art, do not get enough income for a decent life and keep struggling. Even if one is getting enough money…
Ruslan Brilenkov
Ph.D. candidate in Astrophysics | I write about everything I find fascinating.
