Dependency Matrix of Python Libraries for Machine Learning.
- Charles Sasi Paul
- May 28, 2024
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 2, 2024

Python Basics: Foundational knowledge is required before delving into any other libraries.
NumPy: Provides support for arrays and matrices, essential for mathematical computations.
Pandas: Builds on NumPy to offer powerful data manipulation and analysis capabilities.
Matplotlib: Basic plotting library, useful for data visualization.
Seaborn: Built on Matplotlib, provides more sophisticated visualization tools.
Scikit-learn: Uses NumPy, Pandas, and visualization libraries for machine learning tasks.
SciPy: Builds on NumPy, offering advanced scientific computations.
Statsmodels: For statistical modeling, it requires an understanding of NumPy, Pandas, and SciPy.
TensorFlow: For deep learning; it requires knowledge of NumPy and optionally integrates with Keras.
Keras: High-level API for TensorFlow, simplifying the construction of neural networks.
PyTorch: An alternative to TensorFlow for deep learning, with a different approach to model building.
OpenCV: For computer vision tasks, relies on NumPy for image manipulations.
NLTK: Natural language processing library, more domain-specific, doesn't heavily rely on earlier libraries.
spaCy: Another NLP library, that works well with Pandas for data handling.
XGBoost: An efficient gradient boosting library, that works well with NumPy and Pandas.
LightGBM: Similar to XGBoost, also used for gradient-boosting tasks.
Fastai: Built on PyTorch, provides high-level abstractions for deep learning.
This learning path and dependency matrix provide a structured approach to mastering the libraries essential for machine learning in Python.


