From the machine-overlord department

Previously, we highlighted several open (and GPU optional) machine learning packages. Recently Baidu has released a beta version of their ML tools. According to the git hub page,

"The software will be released on Sept. 30 with full documentation and installation support. A pre-release version is available now for those who are eager to take a look. PaddlePaddle (PArallel Distributed Deep LEarning) is an easy-to-use, efficient, flexible and scalable deep learning platform, which is originally developed by Baidu scientists and engineers for the purpose of applying deep learning to many products at Baidu.

One of the most interesting components of this release is a step-by-step quick start in Python!