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TLDR

A hands-on collection of Python and PyTorch machine learning tutorials with companion YouTube videos, covering classic algorithms through advanced neural network architectures.

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    Classic Algorithms
      Linear regression
      K-nearest neighbors
      SVM and naive Bayes
    PyTorch Tutorials
      Basic tensors
      Neural net types
      GANs
    TensorFlow Section
      CNN architectures
      Beginner tutorials
    Learning Format
      Python code files
      Jupyter notebooks
      YouTube walkthroughs
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Learn to build and train neural networks in PyTorch by following working code examples paired with YouTube walkthroughs.

USE CASE 2

Implement classic ML algorithms like K-nearest neighbors or SVMs from scratch in Python to understand how they work.

USE CASE 3

Use the GAN tutorial code as a starting point for training your own image-generation model.

USE CASE 4

Reference the transfer learning examples when adapting a pre-trained model for a custom image classification task.

Tech stack

PythonPyTorchTensorFlowJupyter Notebook

Getting it running

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Python plus PyTorch or TensorFlow installed, a GPU is recommended for larger deep learning examples.

Use and modify freely for any purpose, including commercial use, under the MIT license.

In plain English

Machine Learning Collection is a repository of code tutorials and projects covering machine learning and deep learning, created as a learning resource. The author accompanies most entries with video explanations on YouTube so you can watch a walkthrough alongside the code if you prefer that format. The goal is to give people a clear, readable reference they can return to when they need to implement a specific technique. The content is organized into two main areas. The first is a set of classic machine learning algorithms implemented from scratch in Python, including linear regression, logistic regression, K-nearest neighbors, K-means clustering, support vector machines, naive Bayes, decision trees, and a basic neural network. Each one links to a corresponding YouTube video. The second and larger area is a collection of PyTorch tutorials. PyTorch is a widely used Python library for building and training neural networks. The tutorials start with basics: working with tensors (the fundamental data structures PyTorch uses), building simple neural network types, loading custom datasets, applying data augmentation, and using transfer learning (adapting a pre-trained model for a new task). From there the collection moves into more advanced topics, including text generation, semantic segmentation (labeling every pixel in an image), and object detection. There is a dedicated section on generative adversarial networks, which are a type of model that learns to produce new images or data by having two networks compete against each other. The collection also covers several well-known neural network architectures and includes tutorials on PyTorch Lightning, a library that simplifies training code. A separate section covers TensorFlow, another popular deep learning library, with beginner tutorials and examples of common CNN architectures. CNN stands for convolutional neural network, a design commonly used for image-related tasks. The repository is open source under the MIT license and accepts contributions.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Using the PyTorch tutorial style in aladdinpersson's collection, write me a complete training loop for a convolutional neural network that classifies images into 10 categories.
Prompt 2
Show me how to implement a GAN in PyTorch with a generator and discriminator for 28x28 grayscale images, following the structure used in this collection.
Prompt 3
Walk me through the transfer learning example: how do I freeze early layers of a ResNet and fine-tune only the final layer on my own dataset?
Prompt 4
Implement K-means clustering from scratch in Python in the style of this collection and apply it to a 2D dataset to show cluster assignments.
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