PinnedMember-only500 Exercises to Master Python PandasA complete and thorough guide for learning Pandas — I’ve been using Pandas for over 3 years both at my jobs working as a data scientist and for content creation. Pandas is one of most frequently used tools in the data science ecosystem and continues to be a top choice when working with tabular data. It provides numerous functions…Data Science3 min readData Science3 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·PinnedMember-onlyChatGPT Code Interpreter: How It Saved Me Hours of WorkCreating an interactive world map of country populations with a couple of sentences. — On July 6th, 2023, OpenAI announced that Code Interpreter will be available to ChatGPT Plus users over the next week. It might be the greatest of all plugins that enhance the power and capabilities of ChatGPT. Code Interpreter runs code and allows for uploading data so you can use it…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Sep 21Member-only3 Types of Data Distribution Shifts in ML SystemsWhy continuous monitoring in ML systems is of vital importance — My wife heard about a new cleaning product from her friend, who laid it on with a trowel. She praised the product as if it was the greatest invention of the century. My wife ordered the product online and used it for cleaning a few different surfaces. I could immediately…Machine Learning5 min readMachine Learning5 min read
Published inPython in Plain English·Aug 25Member-onlyAsking ChatGPT to Evaluate Its Own Performance is Not a Bad IdeaHow to make the most out of a super powerful tool. “I feel I change my mind all the time. And I sort of feel that’s your responsibility as a person, as a human being — to constantly be updating your positions on as many things as possible. And if…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Aug 15Member-only3 Silent Pandas Mistakes You Should Be Aware OfAnd how they can cause hidden failures — “The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.” — Charles Caleb Colton Not knowing the mistakes we make in programming does not necessarily make us a fool. However, it…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Jul 30Member-onlyTreasury in Old Pull RequestsI could never imagine old PRs being such a valuable asset. — For a project I’m working on, I went through old pull requests (PRs) of some of the popular open-source libraries such as Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Scipy. My main purpose was not to learn something. However, it turns out there is a treasury in old pull requests. …Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Jul 27Member-onlyAre You Too Late to Start Your Data Science Journey?— 2023 editionA lot has changed since 2021. Back in 2021, I wrote the article “Are You Too Late to Start Your Data Science Journey?” where I mentioned my thoughts on feeling to miss the train. If you feel the same, spare 5 minutes to read the article. …Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
Jul 20Member-only10 Must-Know Terms and Concepts to Better Understand ChatGPT and LLMsMake the most out of the content online — The new rising star of the data science and AI ecosystem is large language models (LLMs). The rapid increase of the popularity of LLMs started with ChatGPT and soon became prevalent in social media, blogs, and scientific papers. This article is for those who want to learn about LLMs but…ChatGPT5 min readChatGPT5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·Jul 20Member-only10 Ways to Add a Column to Pandas DataFramesWe often need to derive or create new columns — DataFrame is a two-dimensional data structure with labeled rows and columns. We often need to add new columns as part of data analysis or feature engineering processes. There are many different ways of adding new columns. What suits best to your need depends on the task at hand. In this…Data Science7 min readData Science7 min read
Jul 17Member-onlyI Tried to Have the Same Conversation with ChatGPT and PiFound myself only following the one with Pi after a while. Pi is a chatbot just like ChatGPT but it’s very different as you’ll discover in this article. Pi was created by Inflection AI, a one-year old startup that just announced raising $1.3 billion funds. …ChatGPT5 min readChatGPT5 min read
