Automate Kaggle Submissions

Six Steps to Automate Kaggle in Python for Safe and Fast Submissions

I show you the Python code for the six steps of a Kaggle lifecycle automation, from getting the Kaggle key to dataset download to submitting the solution.

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Account Automation Setup

You need to perform these first four steps to set up your client platform for automating your Kaggle submissions.

Step 1. Get a Kaggle API key.

First, you need a Kaggle account. If you don’t have an account, then you need to create an account by registering:

Kaggle: Your Home for Data Science

You now have a Kaggle account. Good.

Next, you’ll need to obtain a Kaggle API key from your Kaggle account settings page. You can then use this key to authenticate with the API and access your Kaggle datasets and competition submissions.

1. Go to your Kaggle account settings page by clicking on your profile picture in the top right corner of the Kaggle homepage and selecting “My…