kaggle

CLI for Kaggle, a data science competition platform

TLDR

Download competition files

$ kaggle competitions download -c [competition-name]

Submit to competition

$ kaggle competitions submit -c [competition-name] -f [submission.csv] -m "[message]"

Search datasets

$ kaggle datasets list -s "[search-term]"

Download a dataset

$ kaggle datasets download -d [owner/dataset-name]

List competition leaderboard

$ kaggle competitions leaderboard [competition-name]

Download model

$ kaggle models download -m [owner/model-name/framework/variation]

Create new dataset

$ kaggle datasets create -p [path/to/dataset]

View API credentials

$ kaggle config view

SYNOPSIS

kaggle command subcommand [options]

kaggle is the CLI for Kaggle, a data science competition platform. It manages competition data, datasets, notebooks, and models.Authentication requires API credentials from kaggle.com/account. Place kaggle.json in ~/.kaggle/ with proper permissions (chmod 600).Competition workflow: download gets data files, work locally, submit uploads predictions. leaderboard shows standings; submissions lists your entries.Datasets are versioned. download gets current version; create initializes new dataset; version adds updates. init generates dataset-metadata.json for new datasets.Kernels (notebooks) can be pushed to Kaggle for cloud execution. pull downloads notebooks; push uploads with kernel-metadata.json defining runtime settings.

PARAMETERS

-c, --competition name

Competition name.

-d, --dataset name

Dataset in owner/dataset format.

-m, --message text

Submission message.

-f, --file path

File to submit or upload.

-p, --path directory

Local directory path.

-o, --output directory

Download output directory.

--unzip

Unzip downloaded files.

-s, --search term

Search term for listings.

--sort-by field

Sort results by field.

--force

Overwrite existing files without prompting.

-q, --quiet

Suppress verbose output.

-v

Verbose mode for tabular listings.

-h, --help

Show help for the command or subcommand.

COMMANDS

Manage competition data and submissions.

Browse and manage datasets.

Manage notebooks (kernels).

models list|get|files|download

Access Kaggle models.

config view|set|unset

Manage configuration.

INSTALL

nix profile install nixpkgs#kaggle

CAVEATS

Requires Kaggle account and API key. Some competitions have acceptance terms. Large datasets may take time to download. API rate limits apply. Dataset uploads need metadata file.

HISTORY

Kaggle was founded by Anthony Goldbloom and Ben Hamner in 2010 as a platform for predictive modeling competitions. Acquired by Google in 2017. The CLI was added to enable programmatic access to platform resources. Kaggle expanded to include datasets, notebooks, and courses. It hosts one of the largest data science communities with millions of members.