Hello World! Python Workshops @ Think Coffee
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The project for this week's intermediate complexity class is to understand sentiment analysis using practical code examples. Here is the GitHub link for the tutorial: http://goo.gl/RNymwf
Sentiment analysis using neural networks is a cutting edge approach towards quickly summarizing large streams of unstructured data. Here is the Wikipedia page explaining the basics of sentiment analysis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentiment_analysis
The example will show how a neural network can be trained to converge on a binary classification for a test database. Since we are using LSTM networks, the task will be computationally intensive and we highly recommend to initiate a GPU instance in google cloud (https://console.cloud.google.com/) for any meaningful results in a reasonable amount of training time.
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- Anthony & Rahul
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As a side note: if you are having IDE problems you can check out Repl.it. They have development environments on the cloud that reduce the headaches of getting up and going for beginner. Meanwhile, for the beginners: Go thru the Codecademy Python course as far as possible. We will learn how to apply what you have learned there to the real world eventually, like automating the boring stuff at work. For those that want more challenge AFTER going thru Codeacademy's Python course you can check out Udemy's Complete Python MasterClass. Usually Udemy lowers the price to $10 to $15 every month or so, so if you see that jump on there. Udacity also has a free course that lasts 6 weeks on an Intro to Python Programming and Intro to CS (which uses Python). For the advanced, start seeing Siraj Ravals Talks on Youtube. Also if you have access to datacamp, check that out. If you don't have access to datacamp and would like a cheap way to get started with deep learning and Machine Learning, check out: Udemy's Machine Learning A-Z and Udemy's Deep Learning A-Z. You can snap these up for 10 to 15 dollar when they are on sale.
The tentative location is Think Coffee on between 13th and 14th Street and 10th Avenue. Should it change, it will still be in around that area. Back up areas are:
Capital One Bank Union Sq (They have a cool workspace like location and a coffee sop) Whole Foods Union Sq (Lots of seating area upstairs, not sure on the power and wifi situation) Other possibilities in the works:
WeWork (If anyone has connections there, let me know).