tf.contrib.framework.variable()

tf.contrib.framework.variable(*args, **kwargs)

Gets an existing variable with these parameters or creates a new one.

Args:

• name: the name of the new or existing variable.
• shape: shape of the new or existing variable.
• dtype: type of the new or existing variable (defaults to DT_FLOAT).
• initializer: initializer for the variable if one is created.
• regularizer: a (Tensor -> Tensor or None) function; the result of applying it on a newly created variable will be added to the collection GraphKeys.REGULARIZATION_LOSSES and can be used for regularization.
• trainable: If True also add the variable to the graph collection GraphKeys.TRAINABLE_VARIABLES (see tf.Variable).
• collections: A list of collection names to which the Variable will be added. If None it would default to tf.GraphKeys.VARIABLES.
• caching_device: Optional device string or function describing where the Variable should be cached for reading. Defaults to the Variable's device.
• device: Optional device to place the variable. It can be an string or a function that is called to get the device for the variable.

Returns:

The created or existing variable.