{
  "id": 380352,
  "title": "Time limit on training?",
  "url": "/competitions/otto-recommender-system/discussion/380352",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-01-23T00:46:17.533481Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 3,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Is it possible to train a model outside Kaggle notebook, upload the model pickle to kaggle and make inferences?</p>\n<p>Secondly is there a limit on training time for this contest?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "2111540",
      "postDate": "01/23/2023 00:46:17",
      "content": "<p>Is it possible to train a model outside Kaggle notebook, upload the model pickle to kaggle and make inferences?</p>\n<p>Secondly is there a limit on training time for this contest?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Is it possible to train a model outside Kaggle notebook, upload the model pickle to kaggle and make inferences?\n\nSecondly is there a limit on training time for this contest?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2111589",
      "postDate": "01/23/2023 02:32:29",
      "content": "<p>Yes you may train offline and upload to Kaggle. This is what many participants do in Kaggle competitions including myself. There is no limit to train time.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Yes you may train offline and upload to Kaggle. This is what many participants do in Kaggle competitions including myself. There is no limit to train time.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2111611",
      "postDate": "01/23/2023 02:58:43",
      "content": "<p>Thanks Chris.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thanks Chris.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2112235",
      "postDate": "01/23/2023 13:37:58",
      "content": "<p>You don't even have to infer on Kaggle. This is not a code competition. You can create a submission file and upload it to Kaggle.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "You don't even have to infer on Kaggle. This is not a code competition. You can create a submission file and upload it to Kaggle.",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2111589,
      "author_name": "cdeotte",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/23/2023 02:32:29",
      "content": "<p>Yes you may train offline and upload to Kaggle. This is what many participants do in Kaggle competitions including myself. There is no limit to train time.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2111611,
          "author_name": "pavybez",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "01/23/2023 02:58:43",
          "content": "<p>Thanks Chris.</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 2112235,
      "author_name": "gunesevitan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "01/23/2023 13:37:58",
      "content": "<p>You don't even have to infer on Kaggle. This is not a code competition. You can create a submission file and upload it to Kaggle.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "2111540": "Is it possible to train a model outside Kaggle notebook, upload the model pickle to kaggle and make inferences?\n\nSecondly is there a limit on training time for this contest?",
    "2111589": "Yes you may train offline and upload to Kaggle. This is what many participants do in Kaggle competitions including myself. There is no limit to train time.",
    "2111611": "Thanks Chris.",
    "2112235": "You don't even have to infer on Kaggle. This is not a code competition. You can create a submission file and upload it to Kaggle."
  },
  "source": "meta"
}