Setting up the Prerequisites to Build your First Neural Network

Let's start with implementing your first neural network using Python and Keras on a Jupyter Notebook. In this first section, we will set up the requisites and the environment in which we can start building our network.

Commands to follow:

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv venv
source venv/bin/activate
which python
python -m pip install jupyter
python -m ipykernel install --user --name=venv
pip install tensorflow
jupyter notebook

For Mac M1 chip check out these guides:

To deactivate the virtual environment:
deactivate

Alternative development environment:
This is a free service by Google where they give you access to some computational power and a Jupyter notebook interface.
All you need is a Google account and then you'll be good to go!

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[neocrazy]

This is the best deep learning course I have seen so far. It can explain the boring mathematical theory so clearly, and at the same time, it is very detailed and patient. Thank you for your contribution and sharing!💯💯💯

[alreadyghosts]

Thank you for the terrific instructions!!!

[rmsilva]

Good video, clear instructions, hot chick. 10/10! 👍

[isayaescande]

Hi, i'm running python on windows, and when trying to install the virtualenvironment, powershell tells me that neither %pip nor !pip are recognized as internal operation. Is it a problem you may be aware of ? Moreover, when trying to download tensorflow, apparently i don't have windows long path support enabled, and i can't figure out how to enbale it. It would be great if you managed to help me ! Thanks !

[bay-bicerdover]

Sanal ortamı terminal komutları yerine Anaconda Navigator'in grafik arayüzü aracılığıyla kursaydınız, daha kolay olmaz mıydı?

[ahmedmustafa]

Hello,
Thank you for the explanation. I want to ask that if we are using windows so we need to install virtual environment? or we can simply use our jupyter notebook on windows.

[mansoorahmad]

Hi,
Thanks for the nice compilation.
I have a question if you prefer to answer.
Are you going to make all the videos public or some of them gonna be available only to specific audience.
Thanks.

[hamidhussain]

Why you prefer to use Jupyter than other IDEs? This is most confusing for me that so many people are using Visual Studio or Pycharm?