Essential Python for Machine Learning

Deepak Mishra, Senior Technology Lead at Incedo

Python has some standards, it need to be written in an idiomatic way called pythonic way. The key characteristics include:

1. Readability

Following PEP 8 guidelines for code formatting and style:

# Non-Pythonic
def myfunction(x,y,z):
    result = x+y+z
    return result

# Pythonic
def my_function(x, y, z):
    result = x + y + z
    return result

Please go through all the rules in the provided source

2. Use of Python's built-in features (idioms)

Using the sum() function instead of writing a custom summation loop:

# Non-Pythonic
total = 0
for num in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
    total += num

# Pythonic
total = sum([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

3. List comprehensions

Creating a new list with a list comprehension:

# Non-Pythonic
squares = []
for num in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
    squares.append(num ** 2)

# Pythonic
squares = [num ** 2 for num in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]]