Today, I messed around with something called “Interpret”. I’d heard about it before, but never really dug in. So, I decided to give it a shot and see what it’s all about.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed to get it set up. I already had Python on my computer, so that part was easy. It was really just about installing the “Interpret” package. So I fired up my terminal and typed in:
pip install interpret
I hit enter, and waited a bit… and that’s all.
Playing Around
Okay, installation done. Now, what to do with it? I found some example code on how to use it. They were doing some basic stuff, like building simple models. So, I started by copying and pasting that into my own file, just to make sure everything was working right. I didn’t want to start building something crazy only to find out I’d messed up the install.
- I Created a new Python file.
- I Copy/pasted the example code.
- I Ran the code.
Yep, the example code ran perfectly. It printed out some numbers and graphs, which, honestly, I didn’t fully understand at that point. But hey, it ran! That was the important part.
Making It My Own
I am not interested in the example code, I want to try and do something on my own. I changed some of the variables, played with the data input, and changed the model type. Basically, I just started tweaking things to see what would happen.
My results
After few hours, I have a basic understanding of how interpret works. It can help to explain the models. It’s pretty cool!
So, that was my day with Interpret. Started with a simple install, ran some examples, then just started experimenting. It’s definitely something I’ll be exploring more in the future.
