Create an interactive session and initialize a variable:
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import tensorflow as tf
sess = tf.InteractiveSession()
raw_data = [1., 2., 8., -1., 0., 5.5, 6., 13]
spikes = tf.Variable([False] * len(raw_data), name='spikes')
spikes.initializer.run()
    
The saver op will enable saving and restoring:
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saver = tf.train.Saver()
    
Loop through the data and update the spike variable when there is a significant increase:
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for i in range(1, len(raw_data)):
    if raw_data[i] - raw_data[i-1] > 5:
        spikes_val = spikes.eval()
        spikes_val[i] = True
        updater = tf.assign(spikes, spikes_val)
        updater.eval()
    
Now, save your variable to disk!
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save_path = saver.save(sess, "./spikes.ckpt")
print("spikes data saved in file: %s" % save_path)
    
    
Adieu:
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sess.close()