tf.compat.v1.placeholder(dtype, shape=None, name=None)
Inserts a placeholder for a tensor that will be always fed.
Args:
dtype:The type of elements in the tensor to be fed.
shape: The shape of the tensor to be fed (optional). If the shape is not specified, you can feed a tensor of any shape.
name:A name for the operation (optional).
Important: This tensor will produce an error if evaluated. Its value must be fed using the feed_dict optional argument to Session.run(), Tensor.eval(), or Operation.run().
For example:
x = tf.compat.v1.placeholder(tf.float32, shape=(1024, 1024))
y = tf.matmul(x, x)
with tf.compat.v1.Session() as sess:
print(sess.run(y)) # ERROR: will fail because x was not fed.
rand_array = np.random.rand(1024, 1024)
print(sess.run(y, feed_dict={x: rand_array})) # Will succeed.
Returns:
A Tensor that may be used as a handle for feeding a value, but not evaluated directly.
Raises:
RuntimeError: if eager execution is enabled
Eager Compatibility
Placeholders are not compatible with eager execution.