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Machine learning systems fail in ways that traditional software does not—data changes, schema mismatches, and model assumptions all create unique bugs. This course teaches you how to trace, fix, and validate these issues using a structured debugging workflow. You’ll write targeted unit tests, interpret stack traces and logs, patch defects, and confirm resolutions through regression testing. Each lesson includes concise videos, practical readings, hands-on work, and a realistic ungraded lab. By the end, you’ll know how to diagnose ML failures quickly, prevent regressions, communicate your fixes clearly, and build more reliable ML codebases.
Machine learning systems fail in ways that traditional software does not—data changes, schema mismatches, and model assumptions all create unique bugs. This course teaches you how to trace, fix, and validate these issues using a structured debugging workflow. You’ll write targeted unit tests, interpret stack traces and logs, patch defects, and confirm resolutions through regression testing. Each lesson includes concise videos, practical readings, hands-on work, and a realistic ungraded lab. By the end, you’ll know how to diagnose ML failures quickly, prevent regressions, communicate your fixes clearly, and build more reliable ML codebases.
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5 videos3 readings4 assignments
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5 videos•Total 29 minutes
Welcome: How Testing Helps You Debug ML Faster•3 minutes
Writing Pytest Cases for ML Preprocessing Functions•10 minutes
Reading Stack Traces: What They Reveal About Your Pipeline•10 minutes
Regression Testing for ML: When Is a Fix Really Fixed?•5 minutes
Congratulations and Continuous Learning Journey•2 minutes
3 readings•Total 17 minutes
Testing ML Code: Strategies That Reveal Defects Early•5 minutes
Log Analysis for ML Systems: Interpreting Errors, Warnings, and Signals•6 minutes
Patch, Verify, Approve: The Workflow for ML Fixes•6 minutes
4 assignments•Total 54 minutes
Debugging in Practice: Identify, Fix, and Validate ML Defects•20 minutes
Hands-On Activity: Write Unit Tests for a Feature Engineering Function•12 minutes
Hands-On Activity: Trace a KeyError to a Missing Feature Column•12 minutes
Hands-On Activity: Run a Full Test Suite and Compare Before/After Metrics•10 minutes
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