Working with data sources

For most of this book, we will rely on the use of datasets to fit machine learning algorithms. This section has instructions on how to access each of these datasets through TensorFlow and Python.

Some of the data sources rely on the maintenance of outside websites so that you can access the data. If these websites change or remove this data, then some of the following code in this section may need to be updated. You can find the updated code on this book's GitHub page:

https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Machine-Learning-Using-TensorFlow-Cookbook

Getting ready

Throughout the book, the majority of the datasets that we will be using are accessible using TensorFlow Datasets, whereas some others will require some extra effort by using a Python script to download, or by manually downloading them through the internet.

TensorFlow Datasets (TFDS) is a collection of datasets ready to use (you can find the complete list here: https...