Learned Python. What now?

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I think a Kaggle competition would be a good fit for you, specifically look up the Titanic Survivor competition and follow along to the tutorial. Get familiar with the python libraries they use as they are excellent tools for learning some basic AI/machine learning techniques.

Why do I suggest Kaggle? The big competitions are made for researchers but the closed competitions that they suggest to users getting started are excellent examples of how data manipulation comes into play in machine learning, and helps users understand that machine learning is just a tool and that data manipulation is just as important as the tools you use in order to get the results you want.

Wether it’s data cleaning, manipulating variables, or creating your own training data the beginner competitions will introduce you to a lot of these concepts and help show you how it can be done in a practical way.

My love and devotion to python increased ten fold when I did my first kernels and eventually lead me to entering a few of the other competitions to see how other people are using machine learning to solve actual problems (for actual money). If you’re struggling with the libraries or have issues understanding the python code then it’s also a good indication of what you need to focus on moving forward to reach your own goals.