New to machine learning and data science? No question is too basic or too simple. Feel free to start your own thread, or use this thread as a place to post any first-timer clarifying questions for the Kaggle community to help you with!
\nIf you would consider yourself a beginner but don't know where to get started, let other Kagglers help you take your first steps here!
\nNew to Kaggle? Take a look at a few videos our very own Dr. Rachael Tatman has put together to learn a bit more about site etiquette, Kaggle lingo, and how to enter a competition using Kaggle Notebooks.
", "messages": [ { "id": 1568336, "postDate": "2021-11-02T17:27:39.247Z", "content": "New to machine learning and data science? No question is too basic or too simple. Feel free to start your own thread, or use this thread as a place to post any first-timer clarifying questions for the Kaggle community to help you with!
\nIf you would consider yourself a beginner but don't know where to get started, let other Kagglers help you take your first steps here!
\nNew to Kaggle? Take a look at a few videos our very own Dr. Rachael Tatman has put together to learn a bit more about site etiquette, Kaggle lingo, and how to enter a competition using Kaggle Notebooks.
", "rawMarkdown": "New to machine learning and data science? No question is too basic or too simple. Feel free to start your own thread, or use this thread as a place to post any first-timer clarifying questions for the Kaggle community to help you with! \n\nIf you would consider yourself a beginner but don't know where to get started, let other Kagglers help you take your first steps here!\n\nNew to Kaggle? Take a look at a few videos our very own Dr. Rachael Tatman has put together to learn a bit more about [site etiquette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIus8si_Et0), [Kaggle lingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJHyuWKd-s), and [how to enter a competition using Kaggle Notebooks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=GJBOMWpLpTQ).", "votes": 41 }, { "id": 1568557, "postDate": "2021-11-02T21:02:56.260Z", "content": "Can we use R for this challenge?
", "rawMarkdown": "Can we use R for this challenge? ", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 1570779, "postDate": "2021-11-04T11:21:25.127Z", "content": "I believe that you have to use python as the API used in the submission process is a python specific one. See this link for more information about the API.
", "rawMarkdown": "I believe that you have to use python as the API used in the submission process is a python specific one. See this [link](https://www.kaggle.com/sohier/detailed-api-introduction/notebook) for more information about the API.", "votes": 2 }, { "id": 1571434, "postDate": "2021-11-04T21:44:50.743Z", "content": "R is an abreviation for 'Retarded' :0) just joking mate, I never liked R & always preferred Python but each to their own. Are you able to wrap Python functions in R? If so you may be able to pull it off..
", "rawMarkdown": "R is an abreviation for 'Retarded' :0) just joking mate, I never liked R & always preferred Python but each to their own. Are you able to wrap Python functions in R? If so you may be able to pull it off..", "votes": -8 }, { "id": 1572520, "postDate": "2021-11-05T18:09:34.670Z", "content": "Thanks for the link! I just have a couple questions. What's the point of an API? I know it's so that we don't look to future data, but if we just use the train.csv, wouldn't that be all we need?
", "rawMarkdown": "Thanks for the link! I just have a couple questions. What's the point of an API? I know it's so that we don't look to future data, but if we just use the train.csv, wouldn't that be all we need? " }, { "id": 1572522, "postDate": "2021-11-05T18:11:55.137Z", "content": "By \"pull it off\", you mean pass the API stage or the whole thing? I know I have to submit through Kaggle notebook, it didn't say that it's Python exclusive. But I'm new, so I don't know. Thanks.
", "rawMarkdown": "By \"pull it off\", you mean pass the API stage or the whole thing? I know I have to submit through Kaggle notebook, it didn't say that it's Python exclusive. But I'm new, so I don't know. Thanks." }, { "id": 1572526, "postDate": "2021-11-05T18:12:54.740Z", "content": "never mind, I just saw there is a link about Kaggle notebooks that the OP kindly posted!
", "rawMarkdown": "never mind, I just saw there is a link about Kaggle notebooks that the OP kindly posted!", "votes": 1 }, { "id": 1578476, "postDate": "2021-11-11T05:14:30.120Z", "content": "I also sometimes jump between python and R. I was thinking about just building in Jupyter Notebooks where it allows any cell to be whatever you like. Check out this stackoverflow link to see how:
\nhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/39008069/r-and-python-in-one-jupyter-notebook
RStudio handles multiple languages, including python, so you should have no issues in that environment mixing and matching Python, R, SQL, C++, etc. as you code. I think the package used to translate from one to the other might be called \"reticulate.\"
", "rawMarkdown": "RStudio handles multiple languages, including python, so you should have no issues in that environment mixing and matching Python, R, SQL, C++, etc. as you code. I think the package used to translate from one to the other might be called \"reticulate.\"", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 1572540, "postDate": "2021-11-05T18:22:32.417Z", "content": "Also why would someone submit their code for everyone else to see? May be a dumb question, but I can't find anything on it. Thanks!
", "rawMarkdown": "Also why would someone submit their code for everyone else to see? May be a dumb question, but I can't find anything on it. Thanks!", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 1601555, "postDate": "2021-12-01T12:10:21.643Z", "content": "I think people can vote on your notebook and that make you earn medals too.
", "rawMarkdown": "I think people can vote on your notebook and that make you earn medals too. ", "votes": 1 } ] }, { "id": 1592952, "postDate": "2021-11-23T13:41:27.193Z", "content": "I joined kaggle 3 months ago, I had a background of AI before and I completed many of courses in kaggle.
\nI submitted my scores to titanic and house price competitions and I compared myself to others.
\nAll things were moving forward in a interesting and exciting way at first but now I don't know what should I do next.
\nCompetitions becomes hard and confusing to me and learning courses are rare to learn.
\nI don't know what should I do :(
The question is what are you trying to accomplish?
", "rawMarkdown": "The question is what are you trying to accomplish? " }, { "id": 1608648, "postDate": "2021-12-06T14:18:31.553Z", "content": "I agree, I have some troubles improving my level, titanic and house price competitions were \"easy\" to apprehend and to get a good score but when you want to do others competitions it starts to get very difficult, and I don't know what to do. The only way I found to improve myself is to check the notebooks of people in the leaderboard and try to understand what they are doing and why.
", "rawMarkdown": "I agree, I have some troubles improving my level, titanic and house price competitions were \"easy\" to apprehend and to get a good score but when you want to do others competitions it starts to get very difficult, and I don't know what to do. The only way I found to improve myself is to check the notebooks of people in the leaderboard and try to understand what they are doing and why. " } ] }, { "id": 2831679, "postDate": "2024-05-23T19:08:36.890Z", "content": "Hi, I am new to Kaggle as well, after a few of years. Want to learn from others
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi, I am new to Kaggle as well, after a few of years. Want to learn from others" }, { "id": 2097629, "postDate": "2023-01-12T20:09:08.160Z", "content": "Looking forward to the learning experience.
", "rawMarkdown": "Looking forward to the learning experience." }, { "id": 2072203, "postDate": "2022-12-21T20:52:38.577Z", "content": "Hi, is the competition happening anytime soon?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi, is the competition happening anytime soon?\n" }, { "id": 1666586, "postDate": "2022-01-27T22:29:37.793Z", "content": "Hi. Im new to Kaggle and want to get familiar with the process. I entered the G-Research competition and tried to submit a simple notebook to see how it comes out in the leaderboard but the \"accept\" button is greyed out. Any thoughts on what Im missing?
", "rawMarkdown": "Hi. Im new to Kaggle and want to get familiar with the process. I entered the G-Research competition and tried to submit a simple notebook to see how it comes out in the leaderboard but the \"accept\" button is greyed out. Any thoughts on what Im missing? " }, { "id": 1634525, "postDate": "2021-12-31T18:52:04.847Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "isDeleted": true }, { "id": 1579679, "postDate": "2021-11-12T06:01:39.957Z", "rawMarkdown": "", "votes": 1, "isDeleted": true } ], "comments": [ { "id": 1568557, "author_name": "Tong Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-02T21:02:56.260000", "content": "Can we use R for this challenge?
", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 1570779, "author_name": "Allan Bond", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-04T11:21:25.127000", "content": "I believe that you have to use python as the API used in the submission process is a python specific one. See this link for more information about the API.
", "votes": 2, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1571434, "author_name": "Regi Public", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-04T21:44:50.743000", "content": "R is an abreviation for 'Retarded' :0) just joking mate, I never liked R & always preferred Python but each to their own. Are you able to wrap Python functions in R? If so you may be able to pull it off..
", "votes": -8, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1572520, "author_name": "Tong Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-05T18:09:34.670000", "content": "Thanks for the link! I just have a couple questions. What's the point of an API? I know it's so that we don't look to future data, but if we just use the train.csv, wouldn't that be all we need?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1572522, "author_name": "Tong Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-05T18:11:55.137000", "content": "By \"pull it off\", you mean pass the API stage or the whole thing? I know I have to submit through Kaggle notebook, it didn't say that it's Python exclusive. But I'm new, so I don't know. Thanks.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1572526, "author_name": "Tong Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-05T18:12:54.740000", "content": "never mind, I just saw there is a link about Kaggle notebooks that the OP kindly posted!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1578476, "author_name": "Kris Smith", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-11T05:14:30.120000", "content": "I also sometimes jump between python and R. I was thinking about just building in Jupyter Notebooks where it allows any cell to be whatever you like. Check out this stackoverflow link to see how:
\nhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/39008069/r-and-python-in-one-jupyter-notebook
RStudio handles multiple languages, including python, so you should have no issues in that environment mixing and matching Python, R, SQL, C++, etc. as you code. I think the package used to translate from one to the other might be called \"reticulate.\"
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1572540, "author_name": "Tong Xu", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-05T18:22:32.417000", "content": "Also why would someone submit their code for everyone else to see? May be a dumb question, but I can't find anything on it. Thanks!
", "votes": 1, "replies": [ { "id": 1601555, "author_name": "Germano Correa", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-12-01T12:10:21.643000", "content": "I think people can vote on your notebook and that make you earn medals too.
", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 1592952, "author_name": "Hossein Behjat", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-23T13:41:27.193000", "content": "I joined kaggle 3 months ago, I had a background of AI before and I completed many of courses in kaggle.
\nI submitted my scores to titanic and house price competitions and I compared myself to others.
\nAll things were moving forward in a interesting and exciting way at first but now I don't know what should I do next.
\nCompetitions becomes hard and confusing to me and learning courses are rare to learn.
\nI don't know what should I do :(
The question is what are you trying to accomplish?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1608648, "author_name": "bruno stordeur", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-12-06T14:18:31.553000", "content": "I agree, I have some troubles improving my level, titanic and house price competitions were \"easy\" to apprehend and to get a good score but when you want to do others competitions it starts to get very difficult, and I don't know what to do. The only way I found to improve myself is to check the notebooks of people in the leaderboard and try to understand what they are doing and why.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] } ] }, { "id": 2831679, "author_name": "Aoiaoiaoi20222", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2024-05-23T19:08:36.890000", "content": "Hi, I am new to Kaggle as well, after a few of years. Want to learn from others
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2097629, "author_name": "Saleim El Ghalbzouri", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2023-01-12T20:09:08.160000", "content": "Looking forward to the learning experience.
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 2072203, "author_name": "Emilio Alvarado González Aragón", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2022-12-21T20:52:38.577000", "content": "Hi, is the competition happening anytime soon?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1666586, "author_name": "Omar Bolanos", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2022-01-27T22:29:37.793000", "content": "Hi. Im new to Kaggle and want to get familiar with the process. I entered the G-Research competition and tried to submit a simple notebook to see how it comes out in the leaderboard but the \"accept\" button is greyed out. Any thoughts on what Im missing?
", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1634525, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-12-31T18:52:04.847000", "content": "", "votes": 0, "replies": [] }, { "id": 1579679, "author_name": "", "author_url": "", "post_date": "2021-11-12T06:01:39.957000", "content": "", "votes": 1, "replies": [] } ], "raw_markdown_by_id": { "1568336": "New to machine learning and data science? No question is too basic or too simple. Feel free to start your own thread, or use this thread as a place to post any first-timer clarifying questions for the Kaggle community to help you with! \n\nIf you would consider yourself a beginner but don't know where to get started, let other Kagglers help you take your first steps here!\n\nNew to Kaggle? Take a look at a few videos our very own Dr. Rachael Tatman has put together to learn a bit more about [site etiquette](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIus8si_Et0), [Kaggle lingo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEJHyuWKd-s), and [how to enter a competition using Kaggle Notebooks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=GJBOMWpLpTQ).", "1568557": "Can we use R for this challenge? ", "1572540": "Also why would someone submit their code for everyone else to see? May be a dumb question, but I can't find anything on it. Thanks!", "1592952": "I joined kaggle 3 months ago, I had a background of AI before and I completed many of courses in kaggle.\nI submitted my scores to titanic and house price competitions and I compared myself to others.\nAll things were moving forward in a interesting and exciting way at first but now I don't know what should I do next.\nCompetitions becomes hard and confusing to me and learning courses are rare to learn.\nI don't know what should I do :(", "2831679": "Hi, I am new to Kaggle as well, after a few of years. Want to learn from others", "2097629": "Looking forward to the learning experience.", "2072203": "Hi, is the competition happening anytime soon?\n", "1666586": "Hi. Im new to Kaggle and want to get familiar with the process. I entered the G-Research competition and tried to submit a simple notebook to see how it comes out in the leaderboard but the \"accept\" button is greyed out. Any thoughts on what Im missing? ", "1634525": "", "1579679": "" } }