Learn about communities and closeness centrality in social network analysis with Python and NetworkX — In Part 2, we expanded our understanding of social network analysis by graphing the relationships between the members of the bands Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan. Then, we examined metrics like degree centrality and betweenness centrality to investigate the relationships between the members of the different bands. At the same time…

Continuing the beginner’s guide to using Python’s NetworkX library to conduct social network analysis — In Part 1, we explored link analysis, specifically social network analysis in investigating and understanding relationships between individuals and entities. Social network analysis (SNA), is a specific type of link analysis that focuses on people and groups and their relationships. We reviewed the basic concepts of SNA, including nodes (representing…

A beginner’s guide to using Python’s NetworkX library to conduct social network analysis — In detective shows, the use of a corkboard containing relevant evidence that is connected by red strings is often depicted as a method for investigators to visualize and track connections between individuals and events in an investigation. The red string is used to physically connect different nodes (often represented by…

I appreciate this piece because it hits on a tendency that I tend to have and am trying to grow out of. I have complicated feelings about people pleasing and I think that this need arises in different people for different reasons. As your article points out, there is inherent narcissism in thinking that you can solve everyone's problems, but it is a redeemable type of narcissism that we can grow out of with self-awareness and emotional maturity.

Have you ever wondered why ChatGPT sometimes provides an incomplete output? Chances are, token limits are the culprit. — Token Limits: A Gentle Introduction I am going to channel my inner Sofia Petrillo (of the Golden Girls fame), to tell you a story about how ignoring token limits and maximum sequence length creates inefficient AI workflows. …

ChatGPT has a fixed limit on the number of tokens it can process and generate. Learn how to manage token limitations when crafting prompts. — Have you ever wondered why ChatGPT sometimes provides an incomplete output? ChatGPT may provide a truncated output if the input or output exceeds the maximum sequence length or token limit of the pre-trained model. In addition, if the model encounters an unfamiliar or ambiguous context, it may struggle to generate…

Installing CLT, Xcode, Hombrew, Python, and Pip for beginners — I. Hello Python Python 2.7.7 will be installed on your Mac out of the box. It should be in a folder called /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework, along with a few other versions of Python 2 that are needed for the operating system. Do yourself a favor and do not modify anything in that folder because background…

Learn how to create virtual environments for your Python data science projects using Pyenv, Virtualenv, and Pip on Mac OS Big Sur — If you’ve used Python before, you may have encountered a situation known as “dependency hell”. Some packages depend on other packages to work. Sometimes, the package that another package depends on must be a certain version. Later on, you might need to use a different version of that package because…

Learn the Python basics so that you can use it for your data science projects. — I. About Python 🐍 Created by Dutch programmer Guido van Rossum at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Python made its debut in 1991. Over thirty years it has gained popularity earned a reputation of being the “Swiss army knife of programming languages.” Here are a few reasons why: A robust community has cultivated a wealth…