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TL;DR

A study guide with Python implementations of common machine learning algorithms, from scratch and using scikit-learn, covering linear regression, neural networks, clustering, and more. Explanations are in Chinese.

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    What it does
      Explain ML algorithms
      Show Python code
      Compare to scikit-learn
    Algorithms
      Linear regression
      Neural networks
      Clustering and PCA
    Tech Stack
      Python
      scikit-learn
      NumPy
    Audience
      ML students
      Algorithm learners

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Study how linear regression and gradient descent work by reading commented Python code alongside the math

REASON 2

Learn to implement a neural network from scratch in Python using the backpropagation examples

REASON 3

Compare a hand-coded K-Means algorithm to the scikit-learn version to understand what the library does internally

What's in the stack?

Pythonscikit-learnNumPy

How it stacks up

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Stars8,4828,4808,480
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyeasyeasyhard
Complexity2/52/53/5
Audienceresearcherdeveloperdeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

Most explanations are written in Chinese, code samples and math notation are readable without it.

Wtf does this do

This repository contains Python implementations of common machine learning algorithms, written primarily in Chinese. It is structured as a study resource that walks through the mathematics behind each algorithm and then shows the corresponding Python code. For each topic, there is also a version using scikit-learn, a popular Python library that provides ready-built versions of the same algorithms. The algorithms covered include linear regression (predicting a numerical output from input data), logistic regression (classifying inputs into categories), a neural network built using backpropagation (a method for training networks layer by layer), support vector machines (a technique for drawing decision boundaries between categories), K-Means clustering (grouping data points into clusters without pre-assigned labels), PCA or principal component analysis (reducing the number of dimensions in a dataset to simplify it), and anomaly detection (identifying data points that deviate significantly from the expected pattern). For each algorithm, the README presents the cost function (a measure of how wrong the model's predictions are), the gradient descent update rule (the step-by-step procedure for improving the model), and a Python code snippet that implements it. Screenshots of results are also included so a reader can see what the output looks like when each algorithm runs. The audience is students and developers learning how these algorithms work under the surface, rather than those who just want to call a library function. Most explanations are in Chinese, so readers who do not read Chinese will find the code samples and mathematical notation more accessible than the prose. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Using this repo as reference, help me implement logistic regression from scratch in Python for a binary classification problem
Prompt 2
Explain the gradient descent update rule in this repo's linear regression code and help me adapt it to my own dataset
Prompt 3
Help me understand this repo's neural network backpropagation code and convert it to use modern PyTorch instead

Frequently asked questions

wtf is machinelearning_python?

A study guide with Python implementations of common machine learning algorithms, from scratch and using scikit-learn, covering linear regression, neural networks, clustering, and more. Explanations are in Chinese.

What language is machinelearning_python written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, scikit-learn, NumPy.

How hard is machinelearning_python to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is machinelearning_python for?

Mainly researcher.

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