We’ll explore the breast cancer dataset and create a model that classifies tumors — Scikit-Learn provides clean datasets for you to use when building ML models. And when I say clean, I mean the type of clean that’s ready to be used to train a ML model. The best part? The datasets come with the Scikit-Learn package itself. You don’t need to download anything…

An Introduction to Shell for Beginners — Using shell can be intimidating. It’s understandable to prefer tools with pretty user interfaces. Before we look at shell, what is shell exactly? Defining Shell Let’s keep it simple, by starting with how we use computers. Think of your computer as a robot that’s waiting for instructions. For most of your needs…

It Only Takes a Minute — Sublime Text is one of the most widely used lightweight text editors when it comes to programming. If you’re a Python programmer, you may not be running your preferred version of Python. This tutorial explains how to get Sublime Text running Python 3.7. If you prefer a video tutorial, here’s…

Apache Spark offers several methods to use when selecting a column. For this tutorial, assume a DataFrame has already been read as df. Here are several ways to select a column called “ColumnName” from df. Scala Spark // Scala import org.apache.spark.sql.functions.{expr, col, column} // 6 ways to select a column df.select(df.col("ColumnName")) df.select(col("ColumnName")) …

Don’t worry about your deleting .zip files anymore — There’s usually no point keeping compressed files (files ending with .zip for example) on your computer after unzipping/expanding them. Let your Mac moved compressed files to Trash automatically.

One of the most common mistakes made during speeches and presentations is beginning with an excuse or apology. Examples: “I didn’t get much time to prepare for this so please bear with me.” “I’m feeling sick so I apologize for my voice in advance.” The reason we may start a…

Computer science is a field where you learn something new every day. It can be tough to keep track of the lifesaving code snippets you find on StackOverFlow. Or a new package that gives you features you didn’t know you need till you came across them. Meet Boost Note. It’s…

For Canadians, how to fill out the Medium tax form — If you’re a Canadian expecting to receive payments from a company located in the U.S., you’ll need to submit a W-8BEN form. This applies for the Medium Partner Program, BlueHost Affiliate Program, and more! The W-8BEN form can look intimidating at first, but it’s actually pretty simple. It only takes…