Practical overview
When it fits
Use it when you want the book’s NLP examples in Jupyter notebooks, especially if you plan to work through them in Colab or prepare a local environment using the versions noted in each notebook.
Who it is for
- Readers working through the accompanying book on transformer-based natural language processing.
- Learners who want notebook examples they can open in Google Colab.
- Developers who want to prepare a local Python or Conda environment for the examples.
Documented uses
- Follow practical NLP examples alongside the book.
- Open an individual example through its Google Colab link.
- Prepare a local environment to work with the notebook code.
Requirements & limits
The repository is public and licensed under Apache-2.0.
- Each notebook includes a Google Colab link, and the notebooks were tested in Colab.
- Local use requires cloning the repository and creating a Python virtual environment or Conda environment.
- The README warns that code may not work with the latest library versions and that results can vary by library version.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Prepare a local environment for the notebooks
Set up the repository and environment before working with its book examples.
Before you start
- A local computer with Python or Conda available.
Steps
Clone the repository.
Create a Python virtual environment or Conda environment.
Check the library versions listed in the first-cell output of the notebook you plan to use, and consult those versions when configuring the local environment.
Expected outcome
A local environment prepared with reference to the library versions used by the notebooks.
Guide limitations
- The repository warns that its code may not be compatible with the latest library versions.
- Results may vary with library versions.
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- rickiepark/nlp-with-transformers · Official homepage title · retained in its source language

