tf.keras.Sequential

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Sequential groups a linear stack of layers into a tf.keras.Model.

Inherits From: Model, Layer, Module

tf.keras.Sequential(
    layers=None, name=None
)

Sequential provides training and inference features on this model.

Examples:

model = tf.keras.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.Input(shape=(16,)))
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(8))

# Note that you can also omit the initial `Input`.
# In that case the model doesn't have any weights until the first call
# to a training/evaluation method (since it isn't yet built):
model = tf.keras.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(8))
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(4))
# model.weights not created yet

# Whereas if you specify an `Input`, the model gets built
# continuously as you are adding layers:
model = tf.keras.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.Input(shape=(16,)))
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(4))
len(model.weights)
# Returns "2"

# When using the delayed-build pattern (no input shape specified), you can
# choose to manually build your model by calling
# `build(batch_input_shape)`:
model = tf.keras.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(8))
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(4))
model.build((None, 16))
len(model.weights)
# Returns "4"

# Note that when using the delayed-build pattern (no input shape specified),
# the model gets built the first time you call `fit`, `eval`, or `predict`,
# or the first time you call the model on some input data.
model = tf.keras.Sequential()
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(8))
model.add(tf.keras.layers.Dense(1))
model.compile(optimizer='sgd', loss='mse')
# This builds the model for the first time:
model.fit(x, y, batch_size=32, epochs=10)

inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape=(3,))
outputs = tf.keras.layers.Dense(2)(inputs)
model = tf.keras.models.Model(inputs=inputs, outputs=outputs)
model.compile(optimizer="Adam", loss="mse", metrics=["mae"])
model.metrics_names
[]

x = np.random.random((2, 3))
y = np.random.randint(0, 2, (2, 2))
model.fit(x, y)
model.metrics_names
['loss', 'mae']

inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape=(3,))
d = tf.keras.layers.Dense(2, name='out')
output_1 = d(inputs)
output_2 = d(inputs)
model = tf.keras.models.Model(
   inputs=inputs, outputs=[output_1, output_2])
model.compile(optimizer="Adam", loss="mse", metrics=["mae", "acc"])
model.fit(x, (y, y))
model.metrics_names
['loss', 'out_loss', 'out_1_loss', 'out_mae', 'out_acc', 'out_1_mae',
'out_1_acc']

Methods

add

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add(
    layer
)

Adds a layer instance on top of the layer stack.

compile

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compile(
    optimizer='rmsprop',
    loss=None,
    metrics=None,
    loss_weights=None,
    weighted_metrics=None,
    run_eagerly=None,
    steps_per_execution=None,
    jit_compile=None,
    pss_evaluation_shards=0,
    **kwargs
)

Configures the model for training.

Example:

model.compile(optimizer=tf.keras.optimizers.Adam(learning_rate=1e-3),
              loss=tf.keras.losses.BinaryCrossentropy(),
              metrics=[tf.keras.metrics.BinaryAccuracy(),
                       tf.keras.metrics.FalseNegatives()])

compile_from_config

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compile_from_config(
    config
)

Compiles the model with the information given in config.

This method uses the information in the config (optimizer, loss, metrics, etc.) to compile the model.

compute_loss

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compute_loss(
    x=None, y=None, y_pred=None, sample_weight=None
)

Compute the total loss, validate it, and return it.

Subclasses can optionally override this method to provide custom loss computation logic.

Example:

class MyModel(tf.keras.Model):

  def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
    super(MyModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
    self.loss_tracker = tf.keras.metrics.Mean(name='loss')

  def compute_loss(self, x, y, y_pred, sample_weight):
    loss = tf.reduce_mean(tf.math.squared_difference(y_pred, y))
    loss += tf.add_n(self.losses)
    self.loss_tracker.update_state(loss)
    return loss

  def reset_metrics(self):
    self.loss_tracker.reset_states()

  @property
  def metrics(self):
    return [self.loss_tracker]

tensors = tf.random.uniform((10, 10)), tf.random.uniform((10,))
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(tensors).repeat().batch(1)

inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape=(10,), name='my_input')
outputs = tf.keras.layers.Dense(10)(inputs)
model = MyModel(inputs, outputs)
model.add_loss(tf.reduce_sum(outputs))

optimizer = tf.keras.optimizers.SGD()
model.compile(optimizer, loss='mse', steps_per_execution=10)
model.fit(dataset, epochs=2, steps_per_epoch=10)
print('My custom loss: ', model.loss_tracker.result().numpy())

compute_metrics

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compute_metrics(
    x, y, y_pred, sample_weight
)

Update metric states and collect all metrics to be returned.

Subclasses can optionally override this method to provide custom metric updating and collection logic.

Example:

class MyModel(tf.keras.Sequential):

  def compute_metrics(self, x, y, y_pred, sample_weight):

    # This super call updates `self.compiled_metrics` and returns
    # results for all metrics listed in `self.metrics`.
    metric_results = super(MyModel, self).compute_metrics(
        x, y, y_pred, sample_weight)

    # Note that `self.custom_metric` is not listed in `self.metrics`.
    self.custom_metric.update_state(x, y, y_pred, sample_weight)
    metric_results['custom_metric_name'] = self.custom_metric.result()
    return metric_results

evaluate

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evaluate(
    x=None,
    y=None,
    batch_size=None,
    verbose='auto',
    sample_weight=None,
    steps=None,
    callbacks=None,
    max_queue_size=10,
    workers=1,
    use_multiprocessing=False,
    return_dict=False,
    **kwargs
)

Returns the loss value & metrics values for the model in test mode.

Computation is done in batches (see the batch_size arg.)

See the discussion of Unpacking behavior for iterator-like inputs for Model.fit.

export

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export(
    filepath
)

Create a SavedModel artifact for inference (e.g. via TF-Serving).

This method lets you export a model to a lightweight SavedModel artifact that contains the model's forward pass only (its call() method) and can be served via e.g. TF-Serving. The forward pass is registered under the name serve() (see example below).

The original code of the model (including any custom layers you may have used) is no longer necessary to reload the artifact -- it is entirely standalone.

Example:

# Create the artifact
model.export("path/to/location")

# Later, in a different process / environment...
reloaded_artifact = tf.saved_model.load("path/to/location")
predictions = reloaded_artifact.serve(input_data)

If you would like to customize your serving endpoints, you can use the lower-level keras.export.ExportArchive class. The export() method relies on ExportArchive internally.

fit

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fit(
    x=None,
    y=None,
    batch_size=None,
    epochs=1,
    verbose='auto',
    callbacks=None,
    validation_split=0.0,
    validation_data=None,
    shuffle=True,
    class_weight=None,
    sample_weight=None,
    initial_epoch=0,
    steps_per_epoch=None,
    validation_steps=None,
    validation_batch_size=None,
    validation_freq=1,
    max_queue_size=10,
    workers=1,
    use_multiprocessing=False
)

Trains the model for a fixed number of epochs (dataset iterations).

Unpacking behavior for iterator-like inputs: A common pattern is to pass a tf.data.Dataset, generator, or tf.keras.utils.Sequence to the x argument of fit, which will in fact yield not only features (x) but optionally targets (y) and sample weights. Keras requires that the output of such iterator-likes be unambiguous. The iterator should return a tuple of length 1, 2, or 3, where the optional second and third elements will be used for y and sample_weight respectively. Any other type provided will be wrapped in a length one tuple, effectively treating everything as 'x'. When yielding dicts, they should still adhere to the top-level tuple structure. e.g. ({"x0": x0, "x1": x1}, y). Keras will not attempt to separate features, targets, and weights from the keys of a single dict. A notable unsupported data type is the namedtuple. The reason is that it behaves like both an ordered datatype (tuple) and a mapping datatype (dict). So given a namedtuple of the form: namedtuple("example_tuple", ["y", "x"]) it is ambiguous whether to reverse the order of the elements when interpreting the value. Even worse is a tuple of the form: namedtuple("other_tuple", ["x", "y", "z"]) where it is unclear if the tuple was intended to be unpacked into x, y, and sample_weight or passed through as a single element to x. As a result the data processing code will simply raise a ValueError if it encounters a namedtuple. (Along with instructions to remedy the issue.)

get_compile_config

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get_compile_config()

Returns a serialized config with information for compiling the model.

This method returns a config dictionary containing all the information (optimizer, loss, metrics, etc.) with which the model was compiled.

get_layer

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get_layer(
    name=None, index=None
)

Retrieves a layer based on either its name (unique) or index.

If name and index are both provided, index will take precedence. Indices are based on order of horizontal graph traversal (bottom-up).

get_metrics_result

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get_metrics_result()

Returns the model's metrics values as a dict.

If any of the metric result is a dict (containing multiple metrics), each of them gets added to the top level returned dict of this method.

get_weight_paths

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get_weight_paths()

Retrieve all the variables and their paths for the model.

The variable path (string) is a stable key to identify a tf.Variable instance owned by the model. It can be used to specify variable-specific configurations (e.g. DTensor, quantization) from a global view.

This method returns a dict with weight object paths as keys and the corresponding tf.Variable instances as values.

Note that if the model is a subclassed model and the weights haven't been initialized, an empty dict will be returned.

Example:

class SubclassModel(tf.keras.Model):

  def __init__(self, name=None):
    super().__init__(name=name)
    self.d1 = tf.keras.layers.Dense(10)
    self.d2 = tf.keras.layers.Dense(20)

  def call(self, inputs):
    x = self.d1(inputs)
    return self.d2(x)

model = SubclassModel()
model(tf.zeros((10, 10)))
weight_paths = model.get_weight_paths()
# weight_paths:
# {
#    'd1.kernel': model.d1.kernel,
#    'd1.bias': model.d1.bias,
#    'd2.kernel': model.d2.kernel,
#    'd2.bias': model.d2.bias,
# }

# Functional model
inputs = tf.keras.Input((10,), batch_size=10)
x = tf.keras.layers.Dense(20, name='d1')(inputs)
output = tf.keras.layers.Dense(30, name='d2')(x)
model = tf.keras.Model(inputs, output)
d1 = model.layers[1]
d2 = model.layers[2]
weight_paths = model.get_weight_paths()
# weight_paths:
# {
#    'd1.kernel': d1.kernel,
#    'd1.bias': d1.bias,
#    'd2.kernel': d2.kernel,
#    'd2.bias': d2.bias,
# }

load_weights

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load_weights(
    filepath, skip_mismatch=False, by_name=False, options=None
)

Loads all layer weights from a saved files.

The saved file could be a SavedModel file, a .keras file (v3 saving format), or a file created via model.save_weights().

By default, weights are loaded based on the network's topology. This means the architecture should be the same as when the weights were saved. Note that layers that don't have weights are not taken into account in the topological ordering, so adding or removing layers is fine as long as they don't have weights.

Partial weight loading

If you have modified your model, for instance by adding a new layer (with weights) or by changing the shape of the weights of a layer, you can choose to ignore errors and continue loading by setting skip_mismatch=True. In this case any layer with mismatching weights will be skipped. A warning will be displayed for each skipped layer.

Weight loading by name

If your weights are saved as a .h5 file created via model.save_weights(), you can use the argument by_name=True.

In this case, weights are loaded into layers only if they share the same name. This is useful for fine-tuning or transfer-learning models where some of the layers have changed.

Note that only topological loading (by_name=False) is supported when loading weights from the .keras v3 format or from the TensorFlow SavedModel format.

make_predict_function

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make_predict_function(
    force=False
)

Creates a function that executes one step of inference.

This method can be overridden to support custom inference logic. This method is called by Model.predict and Model.predict_on_batch.

Typically, this method directly controls tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings, and delegates the actual evaluation logic to Model.predict_step.

This function is cached the first time Model.predict or Model.predict_on_batch is called. The cache is cleared whenever Model.compile is called. You can skip the cache and generate again the function with force=True.

make_test_function

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make_test_function(
    force=False
)

Creates a function that executes one step of evaluation.

This method can be overridden to support custom evaluation logic. This method is called by Model.evaluate and Model.test_on_batch.

Typically, this method directly controls tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings, and delegates the actual evaluation logic to Model.test_step.

This function is cached the first time Model.evaluate or Model.test_on_batch is called. The cache is cleared whenever Model.compile is called. You can skip the cache and generate again the function with force=True.

make_train_function

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make_train_function(
    force=False
)

Creates a function that executes one step of training.

This method can be overridden to support custom training logic. This method is called by Model.fit and Model.train_on_batch.

Typically, this method directly controls tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings, and delegates the actual training logic to Model.train_step.

This function is cached the first time Model.fit or Model.train_on_batch is called. The cache is cleared whenever Model.compile is called. You can skip the cache and generate again the function with force=True.

pop

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pop()

Removes the last layer in the model.

predict

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predict(
    x,
    batch_size=None,
    verbose='auto',
    steps=None,
    callbacks=None,
    max_queue_size=10,
    workers=1,
    use_multiprocessing=False
)

Generates output predictions for the input samples.

Computation is done in batches. This method is designed for batch processing of large numbers of inputs. It is not intended for use inside of loops that iterate over your data and process small numbers of inputs at a time.

For small numbers of inputs that fit in one batch, directly use __call__() for faster execution, e.g., model(x), or model(x, training=False) if you have layers such as tf.keras.layers.BatchNormalization that behave differently during inference. You may pair the individual model call with a tf.function for additional performance inside your inner loop. If you need access to numpy array values instead of tensors after your model call, you can use tensor.numpy() to get the numpy array value of an eager tensor.

Also, note the fact that test loss is not affected by regularization layers like noise and dropout.

See the discussion of Unpacking behavior for iterator-like inputs for Model.fit. Note that Model.predict uses the same interpretation rules as Model.fit and Model.evaluate, so inputs must be unambiguous for all three methods.

predict_on_batch

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predict_on_batch(
    x
)

Returns predictions for a single batch of samples.

predict_step

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predict_step(
    data
)

The logic for one inference step.

This method can be overridden to support custom inference logic. This method is called by Model.make_predict_function.

This method should contain the mathematical logic for one step of inference. This typically includes the forward pass.

Configuration details for how this logic is run (e.g. tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings), should be left to Model.make_predict_function, which can also be overridden.

reset_metrics

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reset_metrics()

Resets the state of all the metrics in the model.

Examples:

inputs = tf.keras.layers.Input(shape=(3,))
outputs = tf.keras.layers.Dense(2)(inputs)
model = tf.keras.models.Model(inputs=inputs, outputs=outputs)
model.compile(optimizer="Adam", loss="mse", metrics=["mae"])

x = np.random.random((2, 3))
y = np.random.randint(0, 2, (2, 2))
_ = model.fit(x, y, verbose=0)
assert all(float(m.result()) for m in model.metrics)

model.reset_metrics()
assert all(float(m.result()) == 0 for m in model.metrics)

reset_states

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reset_states()

save

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save(
    filepath, overwrite=True, save_format=None, **kwargs
)

Saves a model as a TensorFlow SavedModel or HDF5 file.

See the Serialization and Saving guide for details.

SavedModel format arguments: include_optimizer: Only applied to SavedModel and legacy HDF5 formats. If False, do not save the optimizer state. Defaults to True. signatures: Only applies to SavedModel format. Signatures to save with the SavedModel. See the signatures argument in tf.saved_model.save for details. options: Only applies to SavedModel format. tf.saved_model.SaveOptions object that specifies SavedModel saving options. save_traces: Only applies to SavedModel format. When enabled, the SavedModel will store the function traces for each layer. This can be disabled, so that only the configs of each layer are stored. Defaults to True. Disabling this will decrease serialization time and reduce file size, but it requires that all custom layers/models implement a get_config() method.

Example:

model = tf.keras.Sequential([
    tf.keras.layers.Dense(5, input_shape=(3,)),
    tf.keras.layers.Softmax()])
model.save("model.keras")
loaded_model = tf.keras.models.load_model("model.keras")
x = tf.random.uniform((10, 3))
assert np.allclose(model.predict(x), loaded_model.predict(x))

Note that model.save() is an alias for tf.keras.models.save_model().

save_spec

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save_spec(
    dynamic_batch=True
)

Returns the tf.TensorSpec of call args as a tuple (args, kwargs).

This value is automatically defined after calling the model for the first time. Afterwards, you can use it when exporting the model for serving:

model = tf.keras.Model(...)

@tf.function
def serve(*args, **kwargs):
  outputs = model(*args, **kwargs)
  # Apply postprocessing steps, or add additional outputs.
  ...
  return outputs

# arg_specs is `[tf.TensorSpec(...), ...]`. kwarg_specs, in this
# example, is an empty dict since functional models do not use keyword
# arguments.
arg_specs, kwarg_specs = model.save_spec()

model.save(path, signatures={
  'serving_default': serve.get_concrete_function(*arg_specs,
                                                 **kwarg_specs)
})

save_weights

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save_weights(
    filepath, overwrite=True, save_format=None, options=None
)

Saves all layer weights.

Either saves in HDF5 or in TensorFlow format based on the save_format argument.

When saving in HDF5 format, the weight file has:

• layer_names (attribute), a list of strings (ordered names of model layers).
• For every layer, a group named layer.name
  • For every such layer group, a group attribute weight_names, a list of strings (ordered names of weights tensor of the layer).
  • For every weight in the layer, a dataset storing the weight value, named after the weight tensor.

When saving in TensorFlow format, all objects referenced by the network are saved in the same format as tf.train.Checkpoint, including any Layer instances or Optimizer instances assigned to object attributes. For networks constructed from inputs and outputs using tf.keras.Model(inputs, outputs), Layer instances used by the network are tracked/saved automatically. For user-defined classes which inherit from tf.keras.Model, Layer instances must be assigned to object attributes, typically in the constructor. See the documentation of tf.train.Checkpoint and tf.keras.Model for details.

While the formats are the same, do not mix save_weights and tf.train.Checkpoint. Checkpoints saved by Model.save_weights should be loaded using Model.load_weights. Checkpoints saved using tf.train.Checkpoint.save should be restored using the corresponding tf.train.Checkpoint.restore. Prefer tf.train.Checkpoint over save_weights for training checkpoints.

The TensorFlow format matches objects and variables by starting at a root object, self for save_weights, and greedily matching attribute names. For Model.save this is the Model, and for Checkpoint.save this is the Checkpoint even if the Checkpoint has a model attached. This means saving a tf.keras.Model using save_weights and loading into a tf.train.Checkpoint with a Model attached (or vice versa) will not match the Model's variables. See the guide to training checkpoints for details on the TensorFlow format.

summary

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summary(
    line_length=None,
    positions=None,
    print_fn=None,
    expand_nested=False,
    show_trainable=False,
    layer_range=None
)

Prints a string summary of the network.

test_on_batch

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test_on_batch(
    x, y=None, sample_weight=None, reset_metrics=True, return_dict=False
)

Test the model on a single batch of samples.

test_step

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test_step(
    data
)

The logic for one evaluation step.

This method can be overridden to support custom evaluation logic. This method is called by Model.make_test_function.

This function should contain the mathematical logic for one step of evaluation. This typically includes the forward pass, loss calculation, and metrics updates.

Configuration details for how this logic is run (e.g. tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings), should be left to Model.make_test_function, which can also be overridden.

to_json

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to_json(
    **kwargs
)

Returns a JSON string containing the network configuration.

To load a network from a JSON save file, use keras.models.model_from_json(json_string, custom_objects={}).

to_yaml

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to_yaml(
    **kwargs
)

Returns a yaml string containing the network configuration.

To load a network from a yaml save file, use keras.models.model_from_yaml(yaml_string, custom_objects={}).

custom_objects should be a dictionary mapping the names of custom losses / layers / etc to the corresponding functions / classes.

train_on_batch

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train_on_batch(
    x,
    y=None,
    sample_weight=None,
    class_weight=None,
    reset_metrics=True,
    return_dict=False
)

Runs a single gradient update on a single batch of data.

train_step

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train_step(
    data
)

The logic for one training step.

This method can be overridden to support custom training logic. For concrete examples of how to override this method see Customizing what happens in fit. This method is called by Model.make_train_function.

This method should contain the mathematical logic for one step of training. This typically includes the forward pass, loss calculation, backpropagation, and metric updates.

Configuration details for how this logic is run (e.g. tf.function and tf.distribute.Strategy settings), should be left to Model.make_train_function, which can also be overridden.