Published inTowards Data Science·PinnedMember-onlyAre You Too Late to Start Your Data Science Journey?I thought I was. — It has been almost three years since I took my first step into data science. When I first started, I thought I was too late. There were a lot of tools and concepts to learn, a ton of papers to read, countless certificates, and so on. What concerned me the…Python5 min readPython5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·2 days agoMember-onlyUse LangChain’s Output Parser with ChatGPT for Structured OutputsExplained with an example use case. — ChatGPT and many other LLMs have led the way for creating LLM-based applications in different domains. These models are extremely powerful at processing text inputs and creating text outputs based on your queries. However, they’re not designed as a development framework. LangChain is an open-source development framework for applications that…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·3 days agoMember-only3 Free Courses to Catch Up With The Newest Trends on ChatGPTAnd a short summary for each. — It was only six months ago when OpenAI released ChatGPT, the mind-blowing player in the large language model (LLM) ecosystem. ChatGPT definitely changed people’s minds on using LLMs. Approximately two months after it was released, ChatGPT became the fastest growing consumer software application, gaining more than 100 million users. It…Data Science4 min readData Science4 min read
5 days agoMember-onlyChatGPT as a Co-Author: Transforming 25 Python Examples into an ArticleEmpowering the content creation. — I created a list of Python examples on how to handle missing values in a Pandas DataFrame. I was going to write an article using these examples. The process is actually straightforward: List the examples and explain what the code does. Recently, I have been experimenting with ChatGPT and other…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 30Member-only20 Examples to Master Merging DataFrames in Python PandasA comprehensive practical guide. — Merging enables combination of data from different sources into a unified structure. It’s an essential operation when working with tabular data because it’s not possible or feasible to store all data in a single data table or DataFrame. Understanding how to effectively merge DataFrames in Pandas is a crucial skill…Data Science10 min readData Science10 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 30Member-onlyDo Not Use ChatGPT Only to “Summarize Text”Unleash the lion. — Summarizing text is one of the many tasks ChatGPT is extremely good at. Give it a piece of content and ask for a summary. You will be surprised how quickly it responds with a well-written summary. But do not just ask for a summary. By customizing your prompt, you can…ChatGPT7 min readChatGPT7 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 29Member-onlySupercharge Your Spreadsheets with ChatGPTRedefine the way you work with spreadsheets. — The increasing number of plug-ins has illuminated the power of ChatGPT, or other LLMs. These plug-ins enable integration of the OpenAI API with a variety of tools, thereby facilitating the use of models that OpenAI offers, including GPT-3.5 and GPT-4. One of the tools that can be enhanced with the…ChatGPT4 min readChatGPT4 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 28Member-onlyUsing ChatGPT to Translate R Code to PythonThe first step into translating your code base. — Python and R are the two key players in the data science ecosystem. I have worked on projects written in both Python and R. They do a fine job at efficiently handling data cleaning, manipulation, and analysis tasks. However, we sometimes want to translate a code base from R to…Data Science5 min readData Science5 min read
Published inTowards Data Science·May 26Member-only8 ChatGPT Prompts For Frequently Done Pandas OperationsA quick way to get things done with Pandas — We’ve all heard about ChatGPT. It’s not just on the tech industry’s radar, but also making headlines in the wider press. I frequently get friends reaching out to ask if I’ve heard about it. And yes, I sure have — I use it every day. Despite some critiques concerning its…Data Science6 min readData Science6 min read
May 20Member-onlyYour Good and Bad Friend: Comments in ProgrammingHow to and not to comment. Comments are natural language text embedded in code that are meant for human understanding, not for computer execution. Here is a simple example: # Calculate BMI: weight (kg) / [height (m)]² bmi = weight_in_kg / (height_in_meters ** 2) Comments in programming are used for…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
