Tutorials

Learn, explore, and experiment using our tutorials below.

beginner getting started Python

This tutorial is a quick introduction to training and testing your model with Vowpal Wabbit using Python.

beginner getting started command line

Learn command line basics and explore how to train and test your models with Vowpal Wabbit.

advanced contextual bandits command line python

This tutorial runs through the contextual bandit approach to reinforcement learning with Vowpal Wabbit.

advanced contextual bandits python

This tutorial will guide you through how to structure a simulator to model a real world scenario using contextual bandit algorithms.

beginner linear regression command line

This tutorial runs through a regression problem using a Vowpal Wabbit workflow and explains how to structure input and understand results.

advanced contextual bandits command line policy evaluation

Learn how to evaluate contextual bandit policies offline in Vowpal Wabbit.

advanced Python

Learn how to convert a Pandas dataframe into VW text input format.

advanced slates python

This tutorial introduces Slates and compares it to a combinatorial approach

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