Kaggle_Setup.ipynb

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        "## Second change"
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        "## 2. Setting up colab for Kaggle competitions \n",
        "This setup helps you directly access the datasets etc of the Kaggle competition."
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        "### 1. Create an API key in Kaggle.\n",
        "\n",
        "To do this, go to kaggle.com/ and open your user settings page. settings nav\n",
        "\n",
        "![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jxGQv.png\n",
        ")\n",
        "\n"
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        "### 2. Next, scroll down to the API access section and click generate to download an API key. \n",
        "![alt text](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hzlhp.png)"
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        "### 3. Upload your kaggle.json file using the following snippet in a code cell:\n",
        "\n"
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        "from google.colab import files\n",
        "files.upload()"
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      "source": [
        "#If successfully uploaded in the above step, the 'ls' command here should display the kaggle.json file.\n",
        "%ls"
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            "kaggle.json  \u001b[0m\u001b[01;34msample_data\u001b[0m/\n"
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        "### 4. Install the kaggle API using following command\n"
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      "source": [
        "!pip install -q kaggle"
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        "### 5. Move the kaggle.json file into ~/.kaggle, which is where the API client expects your token to be located:\n",
        "\n"
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      "source": [
        "!mkdir -p ~/.kaggle\n",
        "!cp kaggle.json ~/.kaggle/"
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      "source": [
        "#Execute the following command to verify whether the kaggle.json is stored in the appropriate location: ~/.kaggle/kaggle.json\n",
        "ls ~/.kaggle"
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      "source": [
        "!chmod 600 /root/.kaggle/kaggle.json #run this command to ensure your Kaggle API token is secure on colab"
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        "### 6. Now download the data"
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      "source": [
        "!mkdir data"
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      "source": [
        "#If you get a forbidden link, you have most likely not joined the competition.\n",
        "!kaggle competitions download -c retail-case-study-b10 -p data"
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