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Building Data Science Solutions with Anaconda

By : Dan Meador
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Book Image

Building Data Science Solutions with Anaconda

5 (1)
By: Dan Meador

Overview of this book

You might already know that there's a wealth of data science and machine learning resources available on the market, but what you might not know is how much is left out by most of these AI resources. This book not only covers everything you need to know about algorithm families but also ensures that you become an expert in everything, from the critical aspects of avoiding bias in data to model interpretability, which have now become must-have skills. In this book, you'll learn how using Anaconda as the easy button, can give you a complete view of the capabilities of tools such as conda, which includes how to specify new channels to pull in any package you want as well as discovering new open source tools at your disposal. You’ll also get a clear picture of how to evaluate which model to train and identify when they have become unusable due to drift. Finally, you’ll learn about the powerful yet simple techniques that you can use to explain how your model works. By the end of this book, you’ll feel confident using conda and Anaconda Navigator to manage dependencies and gain a thorough understanding of the end-to-end data science workflow.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: The Data Science Landscape – Open Source to the Rescue
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Part 2: Data Is the New Oil, Models Are the New Refineries
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Part 3: Practical Examples and Applications

Managing channels with Anaconda Navigator and conda

It's time to look at the last pillar of the Anaconda landscape, which is channels. By the end of this section, you'll know what channels are and how to specify them, what the .condarc file is and how to set it up, and how to get the exact package version that you need.

This is a quick note to forewarn you that some of this section might not apply to what you need if you are grabbing more basic packages. Doing things such as setting the priority of channels isn't something you have to worry about, so don't worry too much about knowing these things in detail. It might be incredibly useful, however, as your software becomes more complex.

Let's start with making sure we have a clear idea of what a channel is.

Understanding what a channel is

A channel is simply a repo that contains a specific and intentional group of packages created by an individual or company. It allows you to have a set group of...