The “helper_functions” used in “AI Python for Begineers” course seems like “magic”.
Is there any available documentation on exactly what “helper_functions” is?, where to find it? and what it contains?
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Open the “File” menu, and look for any of the python file names that are imported in the first cell of the notebook.
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@TMosh Hi there, thanks for the pointer but my question remains (pls see attached).
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Hi @revworx!
Here’s how I downloaded the files for “Lesson 1: Using functions from a local file” from Week 4 (Extending Python with Packages and APIs).
Steps:
- From the platform’s top-of-screen menu, select File > Download as > Notebook (.ipynb), and download the lesson’s Jupyter notebook to a folder on your PC
[I performed the download itself on a different PC monitor, so it doesn’t show in my .gif screen recording below.] - From that same menu, select “Open …”, which opens up the platform’s remote folder in a 2nd tab
- On that 2nd tab, within its folder, click on helper_functions.py, which opens up that source file in a 3rd browser tab
- On that 3rd tab, select File > Download from its menu, and download that file to the same folder on your PC
Here’s a .gif screen recording of the process:
I hope that helps.
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Use “File” then “Open”. Then you will see a list of the files.
Note: This only works if you’re using a notebook that imports the helper assets.
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hi!!! @revworx
Usually if you click the Jupyter logo, it will get you to the files
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@RussellJ @TMosh + Deminiko
Thanks guys for the responses…very helpful indeed and very much appreciated. I will post back once I have navigated my way to finding the pot of “magic” at the end of the rainbow.
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I found the exact answer to my original question here:
Week 3, Lesson 2: Lesson 2: Loading and using your own data
more specifically:
from helper_functions import upload_txt_file, list_files_in_directory
list_files_in_directory()
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