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You might see a slightly different output, depending on your operating system and soft-
ware versions.
Now that we have our IPython console open, we can start to explore the MovieLens data-
set and do some basic analysis.
Note
You can follow along with this chapter by entering the code examples into your IPython
console. IPython also provides an HTML-enabled Notebook application. It provides some
enhanced functionality over the standard IPython console, such as inline graphics for plot-
ting, the HTML markup functionality, as well as the ability to run cells of code independ-
ently.
The images used in this chapter were generated using the IPython Notebook, so don't
worry if yours look a little bit different in style, as long as they contain the same content!
You can also use the Notebook for the code in this chapter, if you prefer. In addition to the
Python code for this chapter, we have provided a version saved in the IPython Notebook
format, which you can load into your own IPython Notebook.
Check out the instructions on how to use the IPython Notebook at
http://ipython.org/
