Google colaboratory for beginners

Google Colaboratory, abbreviated as google colab, is a cloud-based Jupyter notebook environment that enables you to run Python code for free, with access to GPUs and TPUs. It is used for machine learning, data analysis, and general Python development.

You can access it at colab.research.google.com. Sign in to google account.

What is a Colab notebook?

A Colab notebook is an interactive, cloud-based Jupyter Notebook that allows users to write and execute Python code in a browser without requiring any setup. It is provided by Google.

How to create a new Colab notebook?

Type colab.research.google.com in the address bar of your browser. The following window appears.

Click New notebook as shown in the following figure.

Alternatively, on top left corner, click File, new Notebook in Drive.

New notebook is created.