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Building Enumerations With Python’s enum

Some programming languages, such as Java and C++, have built-in support for a data type called enumerations, commonly referred to as enums. Enums enable you to create sets of logically related constants that you can access through the enumeration itself. Unlike these languages, Python doesn’t have a dedicated syntax for enums. However, the Python standard library provides an enum module that offers support for enumerations through the Enum class. If you’re familiar with enums from other languages and wish to […]

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Python News: What’s New From January 2024

In January 2024, Python 3.13.0a3 was released! With several exciting features, improvements, and optimizations, this release is the third of six planned alpha releases. During the alpha phase, features may be added up until the start of the beta phase on May 7. This is a pre-release, and you shouldn’t use it for production environments. However, it’s a great way to try out some new and exciting language features. The steering council had its elections last December, and the Python […]

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Machine Learning

Exploring Dictionaries, Classifying Variables, and Imputing Data in the Ames Dataset

The real estate market is a complex ecosystem driven by numerous variables such as location, property features, market trends, and economic indicators. One dataset that offers a deep dive into this complexity is the Ames Housing dataset. Originating from Ames, Iowa, this dataset comprises various properties and their characteristics, ranging from the type of alley access to the property’s overall condition. In this post, your aim is to take a closer look at this dataset using data science techniques. Specifically, […]

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What’s Your Story: Ivan Tashev

IVAN TASHEV: So I’m born in a city called Yambol in Bulgaria, my origin country. The city [was] created 2,000 years B.C. and now sits on the two shores of the river called Tundzha. It always has been an important transportation and agricultural center in the entire region, and I grew up there in a family of two lecturers. My parents were teaching history. And they loved to travel. So everywhere I go, I had two excellent tourist guides with […]

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Microsoft Research Forum: New series explores bold ideas in technology research in the era of AI

Microsoft Research Forum (opens in new tab) is a new series of conversations that explore recent advances, bold new ideas, and important discussions within the global research community. Leading Microsoft researchers will share insights into their work, followed by live online discussions with audience participants. This post provides an overview of the inaugural Microsoft Research Forum conversation, with a summary of each presentation. Full details, including the copilot experience (opens in new tab) and replays of each session (opens in […]

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Python’s Format Mini-Language for Tidy Strings

When you’re doing string interpolation in your Python code, you often need to format the interpolated values to meet some formatting requirements. To do this, Python provides what is known as the format mini-language, which defines the syntax of a format specifier. Perhaps you’re comfortable working with strings, but you want to take even more control of them. With proficiency in the format mini-language, you’ll be able to use format specifiers to do things like formatting numbers as currency values, […]

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Profiling your Numba code

If you’re writing numeric Python code, Numba can be a great way to speed up your program. By compiling a subset of Python to machine code, Numba lets you write for loops and other constructs that would be too slow in normal Python. In other words, it’s similar to Cython, C, or Rust, in that it lets you write compiled extensions for Python. Numba code isn’t always as fast as it could be, however. This is where profiling is useful: […]

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Machine Learning

From Data to Map: Visualizing Ames House Prices with Python

Geospatial visualization has become an essential tool for understanding and representing data in a geographical context. It plays a pivotal role in various real-world applications, from urban planning and environmental studies to real estate and transportation. For instance, city planners might use geospatial data to optimize public transportation routes, while real estate professionals could leverage it to analyze property value trends in specific regions. Using Python, we can harness the power of libraries like geopandas, matplotlib, and contextily to create […]

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Building Enumerations With Python’s enum

Some programming languages, such as Java and C++, have built-in support for a data type called enumerations, commonly referred to as enums. Enums enable you to create sets of logically related constants that you can access through the enumeration itself. Unlike these languages, Python doesn’t have a dedicated syntax for enums. However, the Python standard library provides an enum module that offers support for enumerations through the Enum class. If you’re familiar with enums from other languages and wish to […]

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Announcing recipients of the AFMR Minority Serving Institutions grant

Today, as part of the Accelerate Foundation Models Research (AFMR) initiative, Microsoft is delighted to announce the 10 inaugural grant recipients through the AFMR Minority Serving Institutions grant program. This pilot focuses on supporting historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs), providing them with access to the state-of-the-art tools necessary to conduct meaningful and impactful research on AI. In addition to a grant award, recipients are  

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