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Machine Learning Automation with TPOT

By : Dario Radečić
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Machine Learning Automation with TPOT

By: Dario Radečić

Overview of this book

The automation of machine learning tasks allows developers more time to focus on the usability and reactivity of the software powered by machine learning models. TPOT is a Python automated machine learning tool used for optimizing machine learning pipelines using genetic programming. Automating machine learning with TPOT enables individuals and companies to develop production-ready machine learning models cheaper and faster than with traditional methods. With this practical guide to AutoML, developers working with Python on machine learning tasks will be able to put their knowledge to work and become productive quickly. You'll adopt a hands-on approach to learning the implementation of AutoML and associated methodologies. Complete with step-by-step explanations of essential concepts, practical examples, and self-assessment questions, this book will show you how to build automated classification and regression models and compare their performance to custom-built models. As you advance, you'll also develop state-of-the-art models using only a couple of lines of code and see how those models outperform all of your previous models on the same datasets. By the end of this book, you'll have gained the confidence to implement AutoML techniques in your organization on a production level.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Section 1: Introducing Machine Learning and the Idea of Automation
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Section 2: TPOT – Practical Classification and Regression
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Section 3: Advanced Examples and Neural Networks in TPOT

Installing TPOT and setting up the environment

This section discusses the last required step before diving into the practical stuff – installation and environment setup. It is assumed that you have Python 3 installed, either through the standalone installation or through Anaconda.

You will learn how to set up a virtual environment for TPOT for the following scenarios:

  • Standalone Python
  • Anaconda

There's no need to read both installation sections, so just pick whichever suits you better. There shouldn't be any difference with regards to installation between operating systems. If you have Python installed as a standalone installation, you have access to pip through the terminal. If you have it installed through Anaconda, you have access to Anaconda Navigator.

Installing and configuring TPOT with standalone Python installation

Before proceeding, make sure to have Python and pip (package manager for Python) installed. You can check whether pip...