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Note: This is an archived TF1 notebook. These are configured to run in TF2's compatbility mode but will run in TF1 as well. To use TF1 in Colab, use the magic.
This is an introductory tutorial for using TensorFlow. It will cover:
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import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf
A Tensor is a multi-dimensional array. Similar to NumPy ndarray objects, Tensor objects have a data type and a shape. Additionally, Tensors can reside in accelerator (like GPU) memory. TensorFlow offers a rich library of operations (tf.add, tf.matmul, tf.linalg.inv etc.) that consume and produce Tensors. These operations automatically convert native Python types. For example:
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print(tf.add(1, 2))
print(tf.add([1, 2], [3, 4]))
print(tf.square(5))
print(tf.reduce_sum([1, 2, 3]))
print(tf.encode_base64("hello world"))
# Operator overloading is also supported
print(tf.square(2) + tf.square(3))
Each Tensor has a shape and a datatype
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x = tf.matmul([[1]], [[2, 3]])
print(x.shape)
print(x.dtype)
The most obvious differences between NumPy arrays and TensorFlow Tensors are:
Conversion between TensorFlow Tensors and NumPy ndarrays is quite simple as:
Tensors can be explicitly converted to NumPy ndarrays by invoking the .numpy() method on them.
These conversions are typically cheap as the array and Tensor share the underlying memory representation if possible. However, sharing the underlying representation isn't always possible since the Tensor may be hosted in GPU memory while NumPy arrays are always backed by host memory, and the conversion will thus involve a copy from GPU to host memory.
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import numpy as np
ndarray = np.ones([3, 3])
print("TensorFlow operations convert numpy arrays to Tensors automatically")
tensor = tf.multiply(ndarray, 42)
print(tensor)
print("And NumPy operations convert Tensors to numpy arrays automatically")
print(np.add(tensor, 1))
print("The .numpy() method explicitly converts a Tensor to a numpy array")
print(tensor.numpy())
Many TensorFlow operations can be accelerated by using the GPU for computation. Without any annotations, TensorFlow automatically decides whether to use the GPU or CPU for an operation (and copies the tensor between CPU and GPU memory if necessary). Tensors produced by an operation are typically backed by the memory of the device on which the operation executed. For example:
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x = tf.random.uniform([3, 3])
print("Is there a GPU available: "),
print(tf.test.is_gpu_available())
print("Is the Tensor on GPU #0: "),
print(x.device.endswith('GPU:0'))
The Tensor.device property provides a fully qualified string name of the device hosting the contents of the tensor. This name encodes many details, such as an identifier of the network address of the host on which this program is executing and the device within that host. This is required for distributed execution of a TensorFlow program. The string ends with GPU:<N> if the tensor is placed on the N-th GPU on the host.
The term "placement" in TensorFlow refers to how individual operations are assigned (placed on) a device for execution. As mentioned above, when there is no explicit guidance provided, TensorFlow automatically decides which device to execute an operation, and copies Tensors to that device if needed. However, TensorFlow operations can be explicitly placed on specific devices using the tf.device context manager. For example:
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import time
def time_matmul(x):
start = time.time()
for loop in range(10):
tf.matmul(x, x)
result = time.time()-start
print("10 loops: {:0.2f}ms".format(1000*result))
# Force execution on CPU
print("On CPU:")
with tf.device("CPU:0"):
x = tf.random_uniform([1000, 1000])
assert x.device.endswith("CPU:0")
time_matmul(x)
# Force execution on GPU #0 if available
if tf.test.is_gpu_available():
with tf.device("GPU:0"): # Or GPU:1 for the 2nd GPU, GPU:2 for the 3rd etc.
x = tf.random_uniform([1000, 1000])
assert x.device.endswith("GPU:0")
time_matmul(x)
This section demonstrates the use of the tf.data.Dataset API to build pipelines to feed data to your model. It covers:
Dataset.Dataset with eager execution enabled.We recommend using the Datasets API for building performant, complex input pipelines from simple, re-usable pieces that will feed your model's training or evaluation loops.
If you're familiar with TensorFlow graphs, the API for constructing the Dataset object remains exactly the same when eager execution is enabled, but the process of iterating over elements of the dataset is slightly simpler.
You can use Python iteration over the tf.data.Dataset object and do not need to explicitly create an tf.data.Iterator object.
As a result, the discussion on iterators in the TensorFlow Guide is not relevant when eager execution is enabled.
DatasetCreate a source dataset using one of the factory functions like Dataset.from_tensors, Dataset.from_tensor_slices or using objects that read from files like TextLineDataset or TFRecordDataset. See the TensorFlow Guide for more information.
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ds_tensors = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
# Create a CSV file
import tempfile
_, filename = tempfile.mkstemp()
with open(filename, 'w') as f:
f.write("""Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
""")
ds_file = tf.data.TextLineDataset(filename)
Use the transformations functions like map, batch, shuffle etc. to apply transformations to the records of the dataset. See the API documentation for tf.data.Dataset for details.
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ds_tensors = ds_tensors.map(tf.square).shuffle(2).batch(2)
ds_file = ds_file.batch(2)
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print('Elements of ds_tensors:')
for x in ds_tensors:
print(x)
print('\nElements in ds_file:')
for x in ds_file:
print(x)