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Scikit-learn is renowned for its approachable and consistent API, which is shaped by several core design principles. The first of these is explicitness: every parameter, transformation, and estimator is specified directly by you, leaving no ambiguity about what is happening at each step. This aligns with the broader Python philosophy that "explicit is better than implicit." The second is minimalism: scikit-learn avoids unnecessary abstractions and complexity, exposing only what is essential for effective machine learning workflows. Finally, composition is central to scikit-learn’s approach; you are encouraged to build complex solutions by combining simple, well-defined components, such as estimators, transformers, and pipelines. These principles together make the library both powerful and accessible, supporting workflows that are easy to reason about and extend.

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from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression # Explicitly set parameters for the estimator clf = LogisticRegression( penalty="l2", C=1.0, solver="lbfgs", random_state=42 ) # The estimator is ready to be fit to data # clf.fit(X_train, y_train)
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These design principles — explicitness, minimalism, and composition — directly support readable and maintainable code. When you create an object like LogisticRegression and specify parameters such as penalty, C, and solver, your intent is clear to anyone reading the code. This explicit configuration avoids hidden defaults and makes it easy to audit or adjust model behavior. Minimalism keeps the code uncluttered; only relevant options are exposed, reducing cognitive load. Composition allows you to chain operations or stack objects, such as combining transformers and estimators in a pipeline, so that each step remains modular and testable. The result is code that is easy to understand, debug, and share across projects or teams.

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Scikit-learn is renowned for its approachable and consistent API, which is shaped by several core design principles. The first of these is explicitness: every parameter, transformation, and estimator is specified directly by you, leaving no ambiguity about what is happening at each step. This aligns with the broader Python philosophy that "explicit is better than implicit." The second is minimalism: scikit-learn avoids unnecessary abstractions and complexity, exposing only what is essential for effective machine learning workflows. Finally, composition is central to scikit-learn’s approach; you are encouraged to build complex solutions by combining simple, well-defined components, such as estimators, transformers, and pipelines. These principles together make the library both powerful and accessible, supporting workflows that are easy to reason about and extend.

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from sklearn.linear_model import LogisticRegression # Explicitly set parameters for the estimator clf = LogisticRegression( penalty="l2", C=1.0, solver="lbfgs", random_state=42 ) # The estimator is ready to be fit to data # clf.fit(X_train, y_train)
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These design principles — explicitness, minimalism, and composition — directly support readable and maintainable code. When you create an object like LogisticRegression and specify parameters such as penalty, C, and solver, your intent is clear to anyone reading the code. This explicit configuration avoids hidden defaults and makes it easy to audit or adjust model behavior. Minimalism keeps the code uncluttered; only relevant options are exposed, reducing cognitive load. Composition allows you to chain operations or stack objects, such as combining transformers and estimators in a pipeline, so that each step remains modular and testable. The result is code that is easy to understand, debug, and share across projects or teams.

question mark

Which of the following statements correctly describe scikit-learn's design principles of explicitness, minimalism, and composition?

Select the correct answer

War alles klar?

Wie können wir es verbessern?

Danke für Ihr Feedback!

Abschnitt 1. Kapitel 3
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