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lightfm

A Python implementation of LightFM, a hybrid recommendation algorithm.

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Create personalized recommendations based on user preferences and item features using a simple Python tool.

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A Python implementation of LightFM, a hybrid recommendation algorithm.

lightfm has 5.1k stars on GitHub. It has been forked 726 times. lightfm is written mainly in Python. It has been in active development since 2015. lightfm is available under the Apache-2.0 license. Its main topics are learning-to-rank, machine-learning, matrix-factorization, python.

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A Python implementation of LightFM, a hybrid recommendation algorithm.

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lightfm is an open-source project. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

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Yes. lightfm is free and open source — you can use, modify and self-host it.

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lightfm is available under the Apache-2.0 license.

What language is lightfm written in?

lightfm is written mainly in Python.

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