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Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi
Book Image

Python Machine Learning Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Giuseppe Ciaburro, Prateek Joshi

Overview of this book

This eagerly anticipated second edition of the popular Python Machine Learning Cookbook will enable you to adopt a fresh approach to dealing with real-world machine learning and deep learning tasks. With the help of over 100 recipes, you will learn to build powerful machine learning applications using modern libraries from the Python ecosystem. The book will also guide you on how to implement various machine learning algorithms for classification, clustering, and recommendation engines, using a recipe-based approach. With emphasis on practical solutions, dedicated sections in the book will help you to apply supervised and unsupervised learning techniques to real-world problems. Toward the concluding chapters, you will get to grips with recipes that teach you advanced techniques including reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, and automated machine learning. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the skills you need to apply machine learning techniques and leverage the full capabilities of the Python ecosystem through real-world examples.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Working with Auto-WEKA

Weka is a software environment that's entirely written in Java. Weka, an acronym for Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis, is a machine learning software that was developed at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. It is open source and is distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is possible to build many models based on machine learning by using it.

However, each of the algorithms has its own hyperparameters, which can drastically change their performance. The task of the researcher is to find the right combination of these parameters that will maximize the performance of the model. Auto-WEKA automatically solves the problem of the selection of a learning algorithm and the setting of its hyperparameters.

Getting ready

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