# [ Machine-Learning Pipeline Automation ] ( CheatSheet )

Data Ingestion and Validation

● Automatically ingest data from various sources: df =

pd.read_csv('data_source.csv')
● Validate data schema: pandera.validate(df, schema)
● Monitor data quality and anomalies:
great_expectations.dataset.PandasDataset(df).expect_column_values_to_be_i
n_set('column_name', value_set)
● Automate data collection from APIs: requests.get('API_ENDPOINT')
● Stream data in real-time: streamz.DataFrame.from_kafka('topic',
'kafka_server')
● Use Dask for large datasets and parallel processing: dask_df =
dask.dataframe.read_csv('large_dataset.csv')
● Schedule data ingestion with Airflow:
PythonOperator(task_id='ingest_data', python_callable=ingest_data,
dag=dag)
● Version control data with DVC: dvc add data_dir
● Automate data splitting: train_test_split(df, test_size=0.2)
● Automatically handle missing data: df.fillna(method='ffill')
● Detect and remove outliers programmatically:
df[(np.abs(stats.zscore(df)) < 3).all(axis=1)]
● Encode categorical variables automatically: pd.get_dummies(df)
● Normalize or standardize features: StandardScaler().fit_transform(df)

Feature Engineering and Selection

● Automate feature extraction: featuretools.dfs(entityset=es,

target_entity='target')
● Select features based on correlation:
df.corr().abs().unstack().sort_values(kind="quicksort").drop_duplicates()
● Automated feature selection (Recursive Feature Elimination):
RFE(estimator, n_features_to_select=5).fit(X, y)
● Generate polynomial features automatically:
PolynomialFeatures(degree=2).fit_transform(X)
● Schedule feature engineering tasks with Airflow:
PythonOperator(task_id='feature_engineering',
python_callable=feature_engineering, dag=dag)

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 ● Version control feature sets with DVC: dvc run -n prepare -d
src/prepare.py -d data/raw -o data/processed python src/prepare.py
● Use PCA for dimensionality reduction:
PCA(n_components=2).fit_transform(X)
● Automatically detect and interact features:
FeatureEngineer(interactions=True).fit_transform(df)
● Encode text data to vectors: TfidfVectorizer().fit_transform(corpus)
● Normalize image pixel values: image / 255.0

Model Training and Hyperparameter Tuning

● Automate model selection: LazyClassifier(predictions=True).fit(X_train,

X_test, y_train, y_test)
● Use GridSearchCV for hyperparameter tuning: GridSearchCV(estimator,
param_grid, cv=5).fit(X, y)
● Automate cross-validation: cross_val_score(estimator, X, y, cv=5)
● Parallelize model training with Dask-ML:
dask_ml.model_selection.GridSearchCV(estimator, param_grid).fit(X, y)
● Automate training and logging with MLflow: mlflow.sklearn.autolog();
model.fit(X_train, y_train)
● Schedule model training with Airflow:
PythonOperator(task_id='train_model', python_callable=train_model,
dag=dag)
● Use Optuna for efficient hyperparameter optimization: study =
optuna.create_study(); study.optimize(objective, n_trials=100)
● Version control ML models with DVC: dvc run -n train -d src/train.py -d
data/processed -o model.pkl python src/train.py
● Automate ensemble model creation: VotingClassifier(estimators=[('lr',
logreg_clf), ('rf', rf_clf)], voting='soft').fit(X_train, y_train)
● Automatically save best models during training:
ModelCheckpoint(filepath='model.h5', save_best_only=True)

Model Evaluation and Deployment

● Automate model evaluation reports: classification_report(y_test,

predictions)
● Visualize model performance metrics: sns.heatmap(confusion_matrix(y_test,
predictions), annot=True)
● Deploy models automatically with MLflow:
mlflow.pyfunc.serve(model_uri='runs:/<RUN_ID>/model', port=1234)

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 ● Use Airflow to orchestrate model deployment:
PythonOperator(task_id='deploy_model', python_callable=deploy_model,
dag=dag)
● Monitor model performance in production:
prometheus_client.start_http_server(8000);
prometheus_client.Summary('prediction_latency_seconds', 'Prediction
latency')
● Automatically update models with continuous training: if
performance_decreases: retrain_model()
● Automate A/B testing for model versions: if version_a_metric >
version_b_metric: promote_version_a()
● Version control deployment configurations with DVC: dvc run -n deploy -d
src/deploy.py -o deployment_config.yml python src/deploy.py
● Scale model serving with Kubernetes: kubectl apply -f
k8s_model_serving.yaml
● Automate rollback to previous model versions: if current_version_fails:
rollback_to_previous_version()

Monitoring and Maintenance

● Automate model performance monitoring:

schedule_daily_performance_checks()
● Detect data drift and retrain model: if detect_data_drift(data_source):
retrain_model()
● Automate model retraining pipeline: AirflowDAG =
create_dag('retraining_pipeline', schedule='@daily', default_args)
● Log model and data metrics for analysis: mlflow.log_metric('accuracy',
accuracy_score)
● Use Grafana for real-time monitoring dashboards: grafana_dashboard =
create_dashboard('Model Performance')
● Automate alerts for system failures or performance drops: if
system_failure_detected: send_alert('System Failure Detected')
● Version control and track all experiments: dvc exp show
● Automate cleanup of old models and data: cleanup_old_versions('models/',
retention_days=30)
● Schedule regular data updates and pipeline runs:
PythonOperator(task_id='update_data', python_callable=update_data,
dag=dag)
● Implement feedback loop for model improvement: if feedback_received:
incorporate_feedback_and_retrain()

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Pipeline Optimization

● Optimize pipeline execution time:

Parallel(n_jobs=-1)(delayed(function)(input) for input in inputs_list)
● Cache intermediate results to speed up re-runs: @joblib.memory.cache
● Automatically tune pipeline configurations:
optuna.study.optimize(tune_pipeline, n_trials=50)
● Use Dask for distributed computing: dask.compute(*lazy_results)
● Profile pipeline to identify bottlenecks: python -m cProfile -o
pipeline.prof pipeline_script.py

Security and Compliance

● Encrypt sensitive data in transit and at rest:

cryptography.fernet.Fernet.generate_key()
● Automatically audit data and model access: logging.info('Data accessed by
user_id at timestamp')
● Ensure GDPR compliance in data handling and storage:
gdpr_compliance_check(data)
● Automatically redact PII from datasets: pii_redactor.redact(data)
● Use secure API keys and secrets management: secrets =
SecretManager().get_secrets('ml_pipeline_secrets')

Integration with Data and Application Ecosystems

● Integrate ML models into web applications: Flask app to serve predictions

● Expose models via REST APIs: FastAPI app for model serving
● Automatically update dashboards with model insights: dash.Dash(__name__)
● Stream model predictions to messaging systems:
kafka_producer.send('predictions_topic', prediction)
● Feed model outputs into business intelligence tools:
pd.to_sql(model_outputs, con=engine, schema='business_intelligence')

Advanced Automation Techniques

● Automatically tune models with Bayesian optimization:

BayesianOptimization(f=model_train_evaluate,
pbounds=param_bounds).maximize()
● Use genetic algorithms for feature selection: genetic_selector =
GeneticSelector(estimator=RandomForestClassifier(), n_gen=10, size=100,
n_best=20, n_rand=20, n_children=5, mutation_rate=0.05).fit(X, y)

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 ● Implement custom transformers for pipeline automation: pipe =
Pipeline(steps=[('custom_transformer', CustomTransformer()), ('model',
RandomForestClassifier())])
● Automate data augmentation for image datasets:
ImageDataGenerator(rotation_range=20, width_shift_range=0.2,
height_shift_range=0.2, horizontal_flip=True)
● Schedule and monitor multi-step ML workflows with Airflow & MLflow: with
DAG('ML_Pipeline', default_args=default_args, schedule_interval='@daily')
as dag: ingest >> preprocess >> train >> evaluate >> deploy
● Use reinforcement learning for hyperparameter optimization: env =
HyperparamOptEnv(model, X_train, y_train, X_test, y_test);
agent.learn(env)
● Automatically adapt learning rate during training: callback =
ReduceLROnPlateau(monitor='val_loss', factor=0.2, patience=5)
● Implement neural architecture search (NAS) for model design: nas_network
= NAS(search_space, objective='val_accuracy').search(data=(X_train,
y_train))
● Auto-generate ML pipeline code from specifications: ml_pipeline =
AutoMLPipeline(specification).generate_pipeline_code()
● Dynamic feature engineering based on model performance: if
model_performance < threshold: add_new_features(df)

Scalability and Distributed Processing

● Scale data preprocessing with Spark: spark_df =

spark.read.csv('large_dataset.csv'); processed_df =
spark_df.transform(preprocessing_pipeline)
● Parallelize model training with Kubernetes:
k8s_run_job('model_training_job', image='training_container',
resources={'cpu': '4', 'memory': '16Gi'})
● Distribute hyperparameter tuning across multiple machines:
ray.tune.run(trainable, config=hyperparam_config, num_samples=100,
resources_per_trial={'cpu': 2, 'gpu': 1})
● Automate deployment of models to a scalable serving infrastructure:
terraform.apply('ml_serving_infrastructure.tf')
● Use Apache Kafka for real-time data ingestion in large-scale systems:
producer.send('data_topic', data_bytes)
● Implement distributed feature stores for real-time access:
feature_store.get_online_features(feature_refs, entity_rows)
● Scale out ML workflows with Dask and Kubernetes: cluster =
KubeCluster.from_yaml('worker-spec.yml'); client = Client(cluster)

Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for ML

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 ● Automate code quality checks and testing for ML pipelines: pre-commit run
--all-files; pytest tests/
● Use GitLab CI/CD or GitHub Actions for automating ML workflows: on:
[push]; jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest; steps: - uses:
actions/checkout@v2 - name: Train model run: python train.py
● Automatically package and version models for deployment:
mlflow.sklearn.log_model(sk_model, "model",
registered_model_name="MyModel")
● Deploy updated models to production with zero downtime: kubectl rollout
restart deployment ml-model-api
● Monitor and trigger retraining workflows based on performance metrics: if
check_performance_degradation(model_id):
trigger_retraining_workflow(model_id)

Operational Excellence and Best Practices

● Implement model observability with detailed logging and monitoring:

logger.info("Model training started");
prometheus_client.Counter('model_predictions_total', 'Total model
predictions')
● Adopt MLOps principles for governance and lifecycle management: define
and enforce MLOps governance policies; automate ML lifecycle management
with MLOps tools
● Ensure data and model lineage tracking for auditability: dvc exp show;
mlflow.get_run(run_id)
● Use containerization (Docker) for consistent ML environments: docker
build -t ml-model:latest .; docker run ml-model:latest
● Automate security checks and vulnerability scanning of ML code and
dependencies: bandit -r .; snyk test
● Adhere to ethical AI and fairness guidelines:
fairlearn.selection_rate(y_true, y_pred,
sensitive_features=sensitive_attr)
● Practice reproducibility by versioning data, code, and environments: dvc
repro; git commit -am "Updated model"; conda list --export >
environment.yml
● Leverage explainable AI (XAI) tools for model transparency:
shap.summary_plot(shap_values, X_train, feature_names=feature_names)
● Implement disaster recovery strategies for ML systems: aws s3 cp
s3://my-ml-model-backups/model.pkl model.pkl; dvc pull data.dvc
● Automate feedback loops for continuous improvement: if
new_data_available(): collect_feedback(); retrain_model()

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