tf.strings.format

tf.strings.format(
    template,
    inputs,
    placeholder='{}',
    summarize=3,
    name=None
)

Defined in tensorflow/python/ops/string_ops.py.

Formats a string template using a list of tensors.

Formats a string template using a list of tensors, abbreviating tensors by only printing the first and last summarize elements of each dimension (recursively). If formatting only one tensor into a template, the tensor does not have to be wrapped in a list.

Example: Formatting a single-tensor template:

sess = tf.Session()
with sess.as_default():
    tensor = tf.range(10)
    formatted = tf.strings.format("tensor: {}, suffix", tensor)
    out = sess.run(formatted)
    expected = "tensor: [0 1 2 ... 7 8 9], suffix"

    assert(out.decode() == expected)

Formatting a multi-tensor template:

sess = tf.Session()
with sess.as_default():
    tensor_one = tf.reshape(tf.range(100), [10, 10])
    tensor_two = tf.range(10)
    formatted = tf.strings.format("first: {}, second: {}, suffix",
      (tensor_one, tensor_two))

    out = sess.run(formatted)
    expected = ("first: [[0 1 2 ... 7 8 9]\n"
          " [10 11 12 ... 17 18 19]\n"
          " [20 21 22 ... 27 28 29]\n"
          " ...\n"
          " [70 71 72 ... 77 78 79]\n"
          " [80 81 82 ... 87 88 89]\n"
          " [90 91 92 ... 97 98 99]], second: [0 1 2 ... 7 8 9], suffix")

    assert(out.decode() == expected)

Args:

  • template: A string template to format tensor values into.
  • inputs: A list of Tensor objects, or a single Tensor. The list of tensors to format into the template string. If a solitary tensor is passed in, the input tensor will automatically be wrapped as a list.
  • placeholder: An optional string. Defaults to {}. At each placeholder occurring in the template, a subsequent tensor will be inserted.
  • summarize: An optional int. Defaults to 3. When formatting the tensors, show the first and last summarize entries of each tensor dimension (recursively). If set to -1, all elements of the tensor will be shown.
  • name: A name for the operation (optional).

Returns:

A scalar Tensor of type string.

Raises:

  • ValueError: if the number of placeholders does not match the number of inputs.