# Machine learning beginner

**URL:** <https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 18, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488 "2018-01-18T13:48:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Blikzen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Blikzen](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Blikzen)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488/1 "2018-01-18T13:48:43Z")

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I have recently started my interest in machine learning. I have a good background in maths, programming fundamentals and statistics.  
I have also just finished a course on python fundamentals so I have a good understanding of the basics of python.

I now want to start learning algorithms, but al the courses say I have to have python experience. So I just want to know how much experience. Do I have enough python knowledge to start with algorithms and machine learning or do I need to expand my python skills??

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**Author:** ![abalducci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/abalducci/32/78525_2.png) [@abalducci](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/abalducci)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488/2 "2018-01-18T14:39:34Z")

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It depends: Do you want to make 'modules or ‘train modules’ ? Today these are very different, but each accessible paths

Yet no way you can ‘generalize’.

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**Author:** ![Blikzen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Blikzen](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/Blikzen)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488/3 "2018-01-18T15:00:46Z")

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I am not familiar with the differences? At the moment I just want a starting point to get in to machine learning. I am at level 0 and would just like some guidance please.

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**Author:** ![abalducci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/abalducci/32/78525_2.png) [@abalducci](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/abalducci)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488/4 "2018-01-18T15:24:41Z")

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7oYqAlX\_Bo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7oYqAlX_Bo)

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**Author:** ![ILM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/freecodecamp/user_avatar/forum.freecodecamp.org/ilm/32/363239_2.png) [@ILM](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/u/ILM)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2021, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/machine-learning-beginner/169488/5 "2021-01-17T20:30:00Z")

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Closed on January 17, 2021, 8:30pm UTC