Aurélien Géron's companion notebooks: scikit-learn for classical ML, then Keras and TensorFlow for deep learning — the reference practical ML book.
| Category | Learn AI & machine learning |
| Type | Book notebooks |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Runs locally | Yes |
| Built with | Jupyter |
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Best for | the classic path from scikit-learn to deep learning |
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