how-to-train-your-gpt
A beginner-friendly guide to building and training a GPT from scratch. It turns a difficult ML topic into a commented, runnable path for learning how language models work.
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Overview
This project is a long, commented guide to building a modern language model from scratch. It explains the core ideas behind GPT, including tokenization, embeddings, position handling, attention, training, and inference, with runnable Python examples on each step. It is intended for people who want to understand how large language models work from the inside, without skipping the internal mechanics or relying only on APIs.
Key features
- Build a GPT step by step from scratch
- Learn tokenization, embeddings, attention, and training
- Follow runnable Python code and chapter explanations
- Understand model tradeoffs and inference behavior
Best for
This is best for Python developers, students, and engineers who want to understand how GPT works from the inside rather than just calling an API. It is a good fit when you want a long, commented guide and are willing to work through examples.
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- MIT
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- 2026-10-05
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