Implementing a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language in Python

This article explains the principles of probabilistic programming languages and walks through a step‑by‑step implementation of a minimal PPL in Python, covering model definition, variable representation, DAG traversal, log‑density computation, and a posterior grid illustration.

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Implementing a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language in Python

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Feb 17, 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Building a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language in Python

This article explains the principles of probabilistic programming languages and walks through constructing a basic PPL in Python, covering model definition with latent and observed variables, distribution handling, DAG traversal for log‑density computation, and demonstrates evaluation with example code and visualizations.

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Building a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language in Python

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Feb 8, 2022 · Artificial Intelligence

Implementing a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language (PPL) in Python

This article explains how probabilistic programming languages work and walks through building a minimal PPL in Python, covering model definition, latent and observed variables, DAG traversal, log‑density computation, and extensions such as posterior grid approximation.

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Implementing a Simple Probabilistic Programming Language (PPL) in Python