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This is an introductory TensorFlow tutorial that shows how to:
- Import the required package.
- Create and use tensors.
- Use GPU acceleration.
- Build a data pipeline with
tf.data.Dataset.
Import TensorFlow
To get started, import the tensorflow module. As of TensorFlow 2, eager execution is turned on by default. Eager execution enables a more interactive frontend to TensorFlow, which you will later explore in more detail.
import tensorflow as tf
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Tensors
A Tensor is a multi-dimensional array. Similar to NumPy ndarray objects, tf.Tensor objects have a data type and a shape. Additionally, tf.Tensors can reside in accelerator memory (like a GPU). TensorFlow offers a rich library of operations (for example, tf.math.add, tf.linalg.matmul, and tf.linalg.inv) that consume and produce tf.Tensors. These operations automatically convert built-in Python types. For example:
print(tf.math.add(1, 2))
print(tf.math.add([1, 2], [3, 4]))
print(tf.math.square(5))
print(tf.math.reduce_sum([1, 2, 3]))
# Operator overloading is also supported
print(tf.math.square(2) + tf.math.square(3))
tf.Tensor(3, shape=(), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor([4 6], shape=(2,), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor(25, shape=(), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor(6, shape=(), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor(13, shape=(), dtype=int32) WARNING: All log messages before absl::InitializeLog() is called are written to STDERR I0000 00:00:1723775459.220860 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.224736 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.228526 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.231708 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.243472 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.247007 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.250510 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.253505 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.256964 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.260375 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.263839 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775459.266764 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.484960 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.487122 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.489159 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.491212 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.493195 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.495178 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.497138 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.499106 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.500943 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.502910 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.504850 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.506819 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.545061 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.547158 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.549140 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.551249 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.553080 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.555080 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.557010 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.558972 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.560817 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.563305 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.565638 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355 I0000 00:00:1723775460.568007 70727 cuda_executor.cc:1015] successful NUMA node read from SysFS had negative value (-1), but there must be at least one NUMA node, so returning NUMA node zero. See more at https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v6.0/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-pci#L344-L355
Each tf.Tensor has a shape and a datatype:
x = tf.linalg.matmul([[1]], [[2, 3]])
print(x)
print(x.shape)
print(x.dtype)
tf.Tensor([[2 3]], shape=(1, 2), dtype=int32) (1, 2) <dtype: 'int32'>
The most obvious differences between NumPy arrays and tf.Tensors are:
- Tensors can be backed by accelerator memory (like GPU, TPU).
- Tensors are immutable.
NumPy compatibility
Converting between a TensorFlow tf.Tensor and a NumPy ndarray is easy:
- TensorFlow operations automatically convert NumPy ndarrays to Tensors.
- NumPy operations automatically convert Tensors to NumPy ndarrays.
Tensors are explicitly converted to NumPy ndarrays using their .numpy() method. These conversions are typically cheap since the array and tf.Tensor share the underlying memory representation, if possible. However, sharing the underlying representation isn't always possible since the tf.Tensor may be hosted in GPU memory while NumPy arrays are always backed by host memory, and the conversion involves a copy from GPU to host memory.
import numpy as np
ndarray = np.ones([3, 3])
print("TensorFlow operations convert numpy arrays to Tensors automatically")
tensor = tf.math.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())
TensorFlow operations convert numpy arrays to Tensors automatically tf.Tensor( [[42. 42. 42.] [42. 42. 42.] [42. 42. 42.]], shape=(3, 3), dtype=float64) And NumPy operations convert Tensors to NumPy arrays automatically [[43. 43. 43.] [43. 43. 43.] [43. 43. 43.]] The .numpy() method explicitly converts a Tensor to a numpy array [[42. 42. 42.] [42. 42. 42.] [42. 42. 42.]]
GPU acceleration
Many TensorFlow operations are accelerated using the GPU for computation. Without any annotations, TensorFlow automatically decides whether to use the GPU or CPU for an operation—copying 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:
x = tf.random.uniform([3, 3])
print("Is there a GPU available: "),
print(tf.config.list_physical_devices("GPU"))
print("Is the Tensor on GPU #0: "),
print(x.device.endswith('GPU:0'))
Is there a GPU available: [PhysicalDevice(name='/physical_device:GPU:0', device_type='GPU'), PhysicalDevice(name='/physical_device:GPU:1', device_type='GPU'), PhysicalDevice(name='/physical_device:GPU:2', device_type='GPU'), PhysicalDevice(name='/physical_device:GPU:3', device_type='GPU')] Is the Tensor on GPU #0: True
Device names
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.
Explicit device placement
In TensorFlow, placement refers to how individual operations are assigned (placed on) a device for execution. As mentioned, 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:
import time
def time_matmul(x):
start = time.time()
for loop in range(10):
tf.linalg.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.config.list_physical_devices("GPU"):
print("On GPU:")
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)
On CPU: 10 loops: 43.71ms On GPU: 10 loops: 38.91ms
Datasets
This section uses the tf.data.Dataset API to build a pipeline for feeding data to your model. tf.data.Dataset is used to build performant, complex input pipelines from simple, re-usable pieces that will feed your model's training or evaluation loops. (Refer to the tf.data: Build TensorFlow input pipelines guide to learn more.)
Create a source Dataset
Create a source dataset using one of the factory functions like tf.data.Dataset.from_tensors, tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices, or using objects that read from files like tf.data.TextLineDataset or tf.data.TFRecordDataset. Refer to the Reading input data section of the tf.data: Build TensorFlow input pipelines guide for more information.
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)
Apply transformations
Use the transformations functions like tf.data.Dataset.map, tf.data.Dataset.batch, and tf.data.Dataset.shuffle to apply transformations to dataset records.
ds_tensors = ds_tensors.map(tf.math.square).shuffle(2).batch(2)
ds_file = ds_file.batch(2)
Iterate
tf.data.Dataset objects support iteration to loop over records:
print('Elements of ds_tensors:')
for x in ds_tensors:
print(x)
print('\nElements in ds_file:')
for x in ds_file:
print(x)
Elements of ds_tensors: tf.Tensor([4 1], shape=(2,), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor([16 9], shape=(2,), dtype=int32) tf.Tensor([25 36], shape=(2,), dtype=int32) Elements in ds_file: tf.Tensor([b'Line 1' b'Line 2'], shape=(2,), dtype=string) tf.Tensor([b'Line 3' b' '], shape=(2,), dtype=string)