A Powerful Way to Master New Data Science Libraries Without Wasting Weeks
Last Updated on July 17, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Bex T.
Originally published on Towards AI.
Learn new packages effectively on your own

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Online courses and videos often have hidden agendas. They want to make the new data science libraries you are learning as easy as possible to give you instant gratification and a sense of accomplishment. But when it comes to solving real-world problems with them, you usually receive a backhand slap in the face.
So, let this article be a numbing agent on your face — a guide on how to learn new libraries effectively inside and out on your own. It is designed to make your fingers dirty from the get-go and etch the knowledge about the… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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