A few checks to make before training a Machine Learning model on data that could be random. — Time series forecasting is a subfield of Data Science, which deals with forecasting the spread of COVID, forecasting the prices of stocks, forecasting the daily consumption of electricity… we could go on and on. Data Science is a wide field of study and there aren’t many “Jack of all trades” …

Create Text Summaries of images with Python and LLaVa AI model — With the emergence of large language models, it has become easier than ever to generate a dataset for your AI application. Everyone has access to the same technologies, but only you potentially own the data that you can turn in a MOAT for your AI application. What do I mean…

Step-by-step guide on how to add additional capabilities to your GPT. — Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the recent announcement from OpenAI — GPT. GPT is a customized version of ChatGPT for a specific purpose. You can customize a GPT with your data or API calls. If others find it useful you can make some money…

Detect multi-clicks using Home Assistant with default integration for Shelly 2.5 — If you’re building a Smart Home, the chances are you’re already familiar with Shelly 2.5 relays. Shelly 2.5 is one of the most popular relays for controling electric roller shutters using WiFi. One annoying downside of this relay is that it does not recognize different types of clicks of the…

and develop a simple Q/A app. — Recently I started playing with Langchain, which is a popular framework for large language models. Langchain enables you to quickly create a chatbot (or an agent) by using OpenAI’s ChatGPT. While installing Langchain on an M2 Macbook is quite straightforward with: pip install langchain The problem arose later on when…

Efficient code saves time and computing resources, so you can spend more time analyzing and making decisions. — Data science project usually involve enormous datasets, complex algorithms, and resource-intensive computations. In such cases, efficient code saves time and computational resources, letting you focus on analysis and decision-making. This article focuses on the necessity of optimizing Python code for performance and memory. We’ll go through a few tips and…

Slither Your Way to Fun with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — There is a lot of buzz around ChatGPT's coding skills and I was intrigued to try it. The challenge I came up with was to develop a simple snake game in Javascript so that I could run it in my browser. Snake is a classic game that involves a snake…

New features and improvements to supercharge your data analysis. — Have you heard about the latest version of Pandas, 2.0.0, which was released on April 3, 2023? This latest version brings with it some exciting new features and improvements that will supercharge your data analysis projects. From improved SAS support to expanded functionality of Index with numpy numeric dtypes and…

Is it time to automate your spreadsheet in Python? — Spreadsheets are every Data Analysist’s best friend. It’s hard to find arguments against spreadsheets, but they do have obvious limitations. Some data analysist argue they are slow, they don’t handle large datasets well and they are challenged when it comes to automation and repeatability. Some will argue you can code…