Hi Reader, Over the past 50 tips, Iβve touched on many different topics: Python, Jupyter, pandas, ML, data visualization, and so on. Going forward, Iβm planning to focus mostly on Artificial Intelligence. Iβm announcing this so you know what to expect, and I know what to deliver! π Iβll also try to make the tips shorter, so that they're easier to digest on-the-go. Finally, I plan to include an βaction itemβ each week, so that you can practice what youβre learning. I hope you like these...
17 days agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi Reader, Next week, Iβll be offering a Black Friday sale on ALL of my courses. Iβll send you the details this Thursday! π¨ π Tip #50: What is a "method" in Python? In Python, a method is a function that can be used on an object because of the object's type. For example, if you create a Python list, the "append" method can be used on that list. All lists have an "append" method simply because they are lists: If you create a Python string, the "upper" method can be used on that string simply...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader, I appreciate everyone who has emailed to check on me and my family post-Helene! It has been more than 6 weeks since the hurricane, and most homes in Asheville (mine included) still don't have clean, running water. We're hopeful that water service will return within the next month. In the meantime, we're grateful for all of the aid agencies providing free bottled water, free meals, places to shower, and so much more. β€οΈ Thanks for allowing me to share a bit of my personal life with...
about 1 month agoΒ β’Β 2 min read
Hi Reader, Regardless of whether you enrolled, thanks for sticking with me through the launch of my new course! π I've already started exploring topics for the next course... π π Link of the week git cheat sheet (PDF) A well-organized and highly readable cheat sheet from Julia Evans, the brilliant mind behind Wizard Zines! π Tip #48: Three ways to set your environment variables in Python I was playing around with Mistral LLM this weekend (via LangChain in Python), and I needed to set an...
2 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader, Last week, I announced that a new course is coming soon and invited you to guess the topic. Hundreds of guesses were submitted, and four people who guessed correctly got the course for free! (I've already notified the winners.) I'll tell you about the course next week. In the meantime, I've got a new Tuesday Tip for you! π π Link of the week OpenAI just unleashed an alien of extraordinary ability (Understanding AI) If you're curious about what makes OpenAI's new "o1" models so...
3 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader, I'm really proud of this week's tip because it covers a topic (data leakage) that took me years to fully understand. π§ It's one of those times when I feel like I'm truly contributing to the collective wisdom by distilling complex ideas into an approachable format. π‘ You can read the tip below π or on my blog. π Link of the week Building an AI Coach to Help Tame My Monkey Mind (Eugene Yan) In this short post, Eugene describes his experiences calling an LLM on the phone for coaching:...
8 months agoΒ β’Β 4 min read
Hi Reader, Last week, I recorded the FINAL 28 LESSONS π for my upcoming course, Master Machine Learning with scikit-learn. That's why you didn't hear from me last week! π
I edited one of those 28 videos and posted it on YouTube. That video is today's tip, which I'll tell you about below! π Tip #45: How to read the scikit-learn documentation In order to become truly proficient with scikit-learn, you need to be able to read the documentation. In this video lesson, Iβll walk you through the five...
8 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader, happy Tuesday! My recent tips have been rather lengthy, so I'm going to mix it up with some shorter tips (like today's). Let me know what you think! π¬ π Link of the week A stealth attack came close to compromising the world's computers (The Economist) If you haven't heard about the recent "xz Utils backdoor", it's an absolutely fascinating/terrifying story! In short, a hacker (or team of hackers) spent years gaining the trust of an open-source project by making helpful...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 1 min read
Hi Reader, Today's tip is drawn directly from my upcoming course, Master Machine Learning with scikit-learn. You can read the tip below or watch it as a video! If you're interested in receiving more free lessons from the course (which won't be included in Tuesday Tips), you can join the waitlist by clicking here: Yes, I want more free lessons! π Tip #43: Should you discretize continuous features for Machine Learning? Let's say that you're working on a supervised Machine Learning problem, and...
9 months agoΒ β’Β 2 min read