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Upgrading Python CLIs From Scripts to Interactive ToolsPyCon US 20262026-05-13
Builds a real CLI from argparse through Typer + Rich + Textual, with live coding that replaces verbose arg parsing with type‑safe Typer flags, adds progress…
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Beyond Just Prediction: Causal Thinking in Machine LearningPyData Seattle 20252025-11-07
If prediction and randomized AB tests disagree, causal methods estimate the effect of actions not just outcomes. Uplift modeling uses observed numbers like 20%…
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Beyond the Black Box: Interpreting ML Models with SHAPPyOhio 20252025-07-26
Shows how SHAP turns model outputs into feature attributions using XGBoost with TreeExplainer on a 45k-sample Portuguese bank dataset (AUC ~0.79) and 1D CNN…
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Reproducible Python projects using NixPyData Global 20242024-12-03
Claims reproducible deterministic environments by using Nix to freeze OS and non‑Python dependencies and combine them with Python tooling. Demonstration builds…
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Reproducible work environments for data scientists using NixPyData NYC 20242024-11-06
Argues that Nix makes development environments deterministic by treating packages as immutable and declarative, demonstrates a small project that uses Nix…
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