RecommenderSystem

This is a repository for the first semester of the Computer Science master's degree.

Setup

Follow these steps to set up the project locally:

1. Download the Dataset

Obtain the dataset from Kaggle.

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2. Activate Python Virtual Environment

You should create a Python virtual environment to isolate the project dependencies. Follow the instructions based on your operating system:

Linux / macOS

1. Open your terminal.
2. Run the following commands:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate

Windows

1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell.
2. Run the following commands:

   python -m venv venv
   venv\Scripts\activate

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3. Install packages

Now, install the required packages by running the following command. Ensure you are in the project's root directory, where the setup.py file is located:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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4. Prepare the Data Directory

1. In the root directory same place as setup.py run the following command

   mkdir data

2. The directory structure should look like this:

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5. Run setup.py

After preparing the dataset, run the setup.py script to set up any additional configuration:

python setup.py

Notes

Make sure that Python 3.x is installed. You can verify the version by running:

python --version