Ever want to generate a new repo based on a predefined template? Now you can using Cookiecutter! I will show you how to easily spin up a fresh Cookiecutter repo for your latest data science project in Python. Cookiecutter is an awesome command-line tool and Python package that creates projects (aka populates repo folders) based […]
Best 2021 Resources for Learning about AI/ML
For upskilling on AI/ML, I prefer taking a top-down approach i.e. starting with high level concepts then proceeding to more foundational topics (read: delve more into the theory) . I liked taking the breadth-first approach (rather than a depth-first approach) to initially understand AI/ML. Once I had a solid foundation, I easily pivoted to learning […]
PyCon 2020
Hey Folks! I finally got around to watching a bunch of the talks and found several of the talks useful for improving my Python coding skills in general and/or in the context of doing Data Science. Here are some interesting talks from PyCon 2020: Beautiful Python Refactoring video. The talk was simple but powerful in demonstrating […]
Writing Awesome READMEs
This article will explore possible items to include your Git repo README file. We will discuss several items that we can include in a README and when to include them. What is a README? A README file is a text file that explains a project to new user. It helps users quickly understand where to […]