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Develop your data science skills with tutorials in our blog. We cover everything from intricate data visualizations in Tableau to version control features in Git.
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Git

Setup a Data Science Environment on your Computer

Learn about the various options you have to setup a data science environment with Python, R, Git, and Unix Shell on your local computer.
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DataCamp Team

June 27, 2018

Machine Learning

Machine Learning and NLP using R: Topic Modeling and Music Classification

In this tutorial, you will build four models using Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) and K-Means clustering machine learning algorithms.
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Debbie Liske

June 21, 2018

Python

Using Python to Power Spreadsheets in Data Science

Learn how Python can be used more effectively than Excel, with the Pandas package.
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Jason Graham

June 12, 2018

Python

Python String to DateTime: How to Convert Strings to DateTime Objects

Learn how to convert strings to datetime objects in Python using strptime(), dateutil, and pandas with practical code examples.
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Arunn Thevapalan

February 4, 2026

Python

Install Anaconda on macOS (2026): Apple Silicon, conda init, and Common Fixes

A practical guide to installing Anaconda on a Mac with native ARM64 support, verifying the download, initializing conda, and setting up clean environments.
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DataCamp Team

October 28, 2025

Data Science

Custom Templates for Jupyter Notebooks with Jinja2

Learn how to create custom export templates for your Jupyter Notebooks using Jinja2.
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Steph Howson

May 30, 2018

Data Science

How to Install and Use Homebrew

Discover Homebrew for data science. Learn how you can use this package manager to install, update, and remove technologies such as Apache Spark and Graphviz.
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DataCamp Team

May 23, 2018

Python

Random Forest Classification in Python With Scikit-Learn: Step-by-Step Guide (with Code Examples)

This article covers how and when to use random forest classification with scikit-learn, focusing on concepts, workflow, and examples. We also cover how to use the confusion matrix and feature importances.
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Adam Shafi

October 31, 2025