Machine Learning for Emotion Analysis in Python

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Foundations

Emotions play a key role in our daily lives. Some people define them as the reactions that we as human beings experience as a response to events or situations, some describe them simply as a class of feelings, and others say they describe physiological states and are generated subconsciously. Psychologists describe emotions as “a complex state of feeling that results in physical and psychological changes that influence thought and behavior.” So, it appears that although we feel emotions, they are much harder to describe.

Our brains play a crucial role when creating and processing emotions. Historically, it was believed that each emotion was located in a specific part of the brain. However, research has shown that there is no single ...