What is best way to start machine learning?

Question

I have past experience of programming in c & c++. Now want to learn python and machine learning. What is the best way to start with it? Any book or course suggestions!

Answer 1

Python has an incredible community, learn the basics and they start working on larger practical projects that could lead to a machine learning project. If you haven't already, get on GitHub and follow someone's project and try to duplicate or tweak it a little to solve a more relevant problem to you. Machine learning makes a great collaborative project. People often learn from the experience of others. Don't be afraid to start with an idea and see how far the community will take it.

As with most Python projects, you will find the majority are specific to the project. This is why you should start with small projects and work your way up to something like machine learning. The big issue with machine learning is that your algorithm will need sample data that will be used to train. Your training data will most likely need to come from a real-world issue or a clever hypothetical one.

Answer 2

Thanks for your answer