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tf.compat.v1.placeholder
Inserts a placeholder for a tensor that will be always fed.
tf.compat.v1.placeholder(
    dtype, shape=None, name=None
)
  
  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.
  | 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). | 
| 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.
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 https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r2.3/api_docs/python/tf/compat/v1/placeholder