tf.compat.v1.data.experimental.CsvDataset

A Dataset comprising lines from one or more CSV files.

tf.compat.v1.data.experimental.CsvDataset(
    filenames, record_defaults, compression_type=None, buffer_size=None,
    header=False, field_delim=',', use_quote_delim=True, na_value='',
    select_cols=None
)

Args
`filenames`	A `tf.string` tensor containing one or more filenames.
`record_defaults`	A list of default values for the CSV fields. Each item in the list is either a valid CSV `DType` (float32, float64, int32, int64, string), or a `Tensor` object with one of the above types. One per column of CSV data, with either a scalar `Tensor` default value for the column if it is optional, or `DType` or empty `Tensor` if required. If both this and `select_columns` are specified, these must have the same lengths, and `column_defaults` is assumed to be sorted in order of increasing column index.
`compression_type`	(Optional.) A `tf.string` scalar evaluating to one of `""` (no compression), `"ZLIB"`, or `"GZIP"`. Defaults to no compression.
`buffer_size`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar denoting the number of bytes to buffer while reading files. Defaults to 4MB.
`header`	(Optional.) A `tf.bool` scalar indicating whether the CSV file(s) have header line(s) that should be skipped when parsing. Defaults to `False`.
`field_delim`	(Optional.) A `tf.string` scalar containing the delimiter character that separates fields in a record. Defaults to `","`.
`use_quote_delim`	(Optional.) A `tf.bool` scalar. If `False`, treats double quotation marks as regular characters inside of string fields (ignoring RFC 4180, Section 2, Bullet 5). Defaults to `True`.
`na_value`	(Optional.) A `tf.string` scalar indicating a value that will be treated as NA/NaN.
`select_cols`	(Optional.) A sorted list of column indices to select from the input data. If specified, only this subset of columns will be parsed. Defaults to parsing all columns.

Attributes
`element_spec`	The type specification of an element of this dataset. `dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3]).element_spec` `TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.int32, name=None)`
`output_classes`	Returns the class of each component of an element of this dataset. (deprecated) Warning: THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. It will be removed in a future version. Instructions for updating: Use `tf.compat.v1.data.get_output_classes(dataset)`.
`output_shapes`	Returns the shape of each component of an element of this dataset. (deprecated) Warning: THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. It will be removed in a future version. Instructions for updating: Use `tf.compat.v1.data.get_output_shapes(dataset)`.
`output_types`	Returns the type of each component of an element of this dataset. (deprecated) Warning: THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. It will be removed in a future version. Instructions for updating: Use `tf.compat.v1.data.get_output_types(dataset)`.

Methods

`apply`

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apply(
    transformation_func
)

Applies a transformation function to this dataset.

apply enables chaining of custom Dataset transformations, which are represented as functions that take one Dataset argument and return a transformed Dataset.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(100)
def dataset_fn(ds):
  return ds.filter(lambda x: x < 5)
dataset = dataset.apply(dataset_fn)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]

Args
`transformation_func`	A function that takes one `Dataset` argument and returns a `Dataset`.

Returns
`Dataset`	The `Dataset` returned by applying `transformation_func` to this dataset.

`as_numpy_iterator`

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as_numpy_iterator()

Returns an iterator which converts all elements of the dataset to numpy.

Use as_numpy_iterator to inspect the content of your dataset. To see element shapes and types, print dataset elements directly instead of using as_numpy_iterator.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
for element in dataset:
  print(element)
tf.Tensor(1, shape=(), dtype=int32)
tf.Tensor(2, shape=(), dtype=int32)
tf.Tensor(3, shape=(), dtype=int32)

This method requires that you are running in eager mode and the dataset's element_spec contains only TensorSpec components.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
for element in dataset.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
1
2
3

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
print(list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator()))
[1, 2, 3]

as_numpy_iterator() will preserve the nested structure of dataset elements.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices({'a': ([1, 2], [3, 4]),
                                              'b': [5, 6]})
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator()) == [{'a': (1, 3), 'b': 5},
                                      {'a': (2, 4), 'b': 6}]
True

Returns
An iterable over the elements of the dataset, with their tensors converted to numpy arrays.

Raises
`TypeError`	if an element contains a non-`Tensor` value.
`RuntimeError`	if eager execution is not enabled.

`batch`

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batch(
    batch_size, drop_remainder=False
)

Combines consecutive elements of this dataset into batches.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(8)
dataset = dataset.batch(3)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[array([0, 1, 2]), array([3, 4, 5]), array([6, 7])]

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(8)
dataset = dataset.batch(3, drop_remainder=True)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[array([0, 1, 2]), array([3, 4, 5])]

The components of the resulting element will have an additional outer dimension, which will be batch_size (or N % batch_size for the last element if batch_size does not divide the number of input elements N evenly and drop_remainder is False). If your program depends on the batches having the same outer dimension, you should set the drop_remainder argument to True to prevent the smaller batch from being produced.

Args
`batch_size`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of consecutive elements of this dataset to combine in a single batch.
`drop_remainder`	(Optional.) A `tf.bool` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing whether the last batch should be dropped in the case it has fewer than `batch_size` elements; the default behavior is not to drop the smaller batch.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`cache`

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cache(
    filename=''
)

Caches the elements in this dataset.

The first time the dataset is iterated over, its elements will be cached either in the specified file or in memory. Subsequent iterations will use the cached data.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(5)
dataset = dataset.map(lambda x: x**2)
dataset = dataset.cache()
# The first time reading through the data will generate the data using
# `range` and `map`.
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 4, 9, 16]
# Subsequent iterations read from the cache.
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 4, 9, 16]

When caching to a file, the cached data will persist across runs. Even the first iteration through the data will read from the cache file. Changing the input pipeline before the call to .cache() will have no effect until the cache file is removed or the filename is changed.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(5)
dataset = dataset.cache("/path/to/file")  # doctest: +SKIP
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(10)
dataset = dataset.cache("/path/to/file")  # Same file! # doctest: +SKIP
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]

Args
`filename`	A `tf.string` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the name of a directory on the filesystem to use for caching elements in this Dataset. If a filename is not provided, the dataset will be cached in memory.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`concatenate`

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concatenate(
    dataset
)

Creates a Dataset by concatenating the given dataset with this dataset.

a = tf.data.Dataset.range(1, 4)  # ==> [ 1, 2, 3 ]
b = tf.data.Dataset.range(4, 8)  # ==> [ 4, 5, 6, 7 ]
ds = a.concatenate(b)
list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
# The input dataset and dataset to be concatenated should have the same
# nested structures and output types.
c = tf.data.Dataset.zip((a, b))
a.concatenate(c)
Traceback (most recent call last):
TypeError: Two datasets to concatenate have different types
<dtype: 'int64'> and (tf.int64, tf.int64)
d = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(["a", "b", "c"])
a.concatenate(d)
Traceback (most recent call last):
TypeError: Two datasets to concatenate have different types
<dtype: 'int64'> and <dtype: 'string'>

Args
`dataset`	`Dataset` to be concatenated.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`enumerate`

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enumerate(
    start=0
)

Enumerates the elements of this dataset.

It is similar to python's enumerate.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
dataset = dataset.enumerate(start=5)
for element in dataset.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
(5, 1)
(6, 2)
(7, 3)

# The nested structure of the input dataset determines the structure of
# elements in the resulting dataset.
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([(7, 8), (9, 10)])
dataset = dataset.enumerate()
for element in dataset.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
(0, array([7, 8], dtype=int32))
(1, array([ 9, 10], dtype=int32))

Args
`start`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the start value for enumeration.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`filter`

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filter(
    predicate
)

Filters this dataset according to predicate.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
dataset = dataset.filter(lambda x: x < 3)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2]
# `tf.math.equal(x, y)` is required for equality comparison
def filter_fn(x):
  return tf.math.equal(x, 1)
dataset = dataset.filter(filter_fn)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1]

Args
`predicate`	A function mapping a dataset element to a boolean.

Returns
`Dataset`	The `Dataset` containing the elements of this dataset for which `predicate` is `True`.

`filter_with_legacy_function`

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filter_with_legacy_function(
    predicate
)

Filters this dataset according to predicate. (deprecated)

Args
`predicate`	A function mapping a nested structure of tensors (having shapes and types defined by `self.output_shapes` and `self.output_types`) to a scalar `tf.bool` tensor.

Returns
`Dataset`	The `Dataset` containing the elements of this dataset for which `predicate` is `True`.

`flat_map`

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flat_map(
    map_func
)

Maps map_func across this dataset and flattens the result.

Use flat_map if you want to make sure that the order of your dataset stays the same. For example, to flatten a dataset of batches into a dataset of their elements:

dataset = Dataset.from_tensor_slices([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]])
dataset = dataset.flat_map(lambda x: Dataset.from_tensor_slices(x))
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

tf.data.Dataset.interleave() is a generalization of flat_map, since flat_map produces the same output as tf.data.Dataset.interleave(cycle_length=1)

Args
`map_func`	A function mapping a dataset element to a dataset.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`from_generator`

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from_generator(
    generator, output_types, output_shapes=None, args=None
)

Creates a Dataset whose elements are generated by generator.

The generator argument must be a callable object that returns an object that supports the iter() protocol (e.g. a generator function). The elements generated by generator must be compatible with the given output_types and (optional) output_shapes arguments.

import itertools

def gen():
  for i in itertools.count(1):
    yield (i, [1] * i)

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_generator(
     gen,
     (tf.int64, tf.int64),
     (tf.TensorShape([]), tf.TensorShape([None])))

list(dataset.take(3).as_numpy_iterator())
[(1, array([1])), (2, array([1, 1])), (3, array([1, 1, 1]))]

Args
`generator`	A callable object that returns an object that supports the `iter()` protocol. If `args` is not specified, `generator` must take no arguments; otherwise it must take as many arguments as there are values in `args`.
`output_types`	A nested structure of `tf.DType` objects corresponding to each component of an element yielded by `generator`.
`output_shapes`	(Optional.) A nested structure of `tf.TensorShape` objects corresponding to each component of an element yielded by `generator`.
`args`	(Optional.) A tuple of `tf.Tensor` objects that will be evaluated and passed to `generator` as NumPy-array arguments.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`from_sparse_tensor_slices`

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from_sparse_tensor_slices(
    sparse_tensor
)

Splits each rank-N tf.SparseTensor in this dataset row-wise. (deprecated)

Args
`sparse_tensor`	A `tf.SparseTensor`.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset` of rank-(N-1) sparse tensors.

`from_tensor_slices`

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from_tensor_slices(
    tensors
)

Creates a Dataset whose elements are slices of the given tensors.

The given tensors are sliced along their first dimension. This operation preserves the structure of the input tensors, removing the first dimension of each tensor and using it as the dataset dimension. All input tensors must have the same size in their first dimensions.

# Slicing a 1D tensor produces scalar tensor elements.
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3]

# Slicing a 2D tensor produces 1D tensor elements.
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[array([1, 2], dtype=int32), array([3, 4], dtype=int32)]

# Slicing a tuple of 1D tensors produces tuple elements containing
# scalar tensors.
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(([1, 2], [3, 4], [5, 6]))
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[(1, 3, 5), (2, 4, 6)]

# Dictionary structure is also preserved.
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices({"a": [1, 2], "b": [3, 4]})
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator()) == [{'a': 1, 'b': 3},
                                      {'a': 2, 'b': 4}]
True

# Two tensors can be combined into one Dataset object.
features = tf.constant([[1, 3], [2, 1], [3, 3]]) # ==> 3x2 tensor
labels = tf.constant(['A', 'B', 'A']) # ==> 3x1 tensor
dataset = Dataset.from_tensor_slices((features, labels))
# Both the features and the labels tensors can be converted
# to a Dataset object separately and combined after.
features_dataset = Dataset.from_tensor_slices(features)
labels_dataset = Dataset.from_tensor_slices(labels)
dataset = Dataset.zip((features_dataset, labels_dataset))
# A batched feature and label set can be converted to a Dataset
# in similar fashion.
batched_features = tf.constant([[[1, 3], [2, 3]],
                                [[2, 1], [1, 2]],
                                [[3, 3], [3, 2]]], shape=(3, 2, 2))
batched_labels = tf.constant([['A', 'A'],
                              ['B', 'B'],
                              ['A', 'B']], shape=(3, 2, 1))
dataset = Dataset.from_tensor_slices((batched_features, batched_labels))
for element in dataset.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
(array([[1, 3],
       [2, 3]], dtype=int32), array([[b'A'],
       [b'A']], dtype=object))
(array([[2, 1],
       [1, 2]], dtype=int32), array([[b'B'],
       [b'B']], dtype=object))
(array([[3, 3],
       [3, 2]], dtype=int32), array([[b'A'],
       [b'B']], dtype=object))

Note that if tensors contains a NumPy array, and eager execution is not enabled, the values will be embedded in the graph as one or more tf.constant operations. For large datasets (> 1 GB), this can waste memory and run into byte limits of graph serialization. If tensors contains one or more large NumPy arrays, consider the alternative described in this guide.

Args
`tensors`	A dataset element, with each component having the same size in the first dimension.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`from_tensors`

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from_tensors(
    tensors
)

Creates a Dataset with a single element, comprising the given tensors.

from_tensors produces a dataset containing only a single element. To slice the input tensor into multiple elements, use from_tensor_slices instead.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensors([1, 2, 3])
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int32)]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensors(([1, 2, 3], 'A'))
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[(array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int32), b'A')]

# You can use `from_tensors` to produce a dataset which repeats
# the same example many times.
example = tf.constant([1,2,3])
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensors(example).repeat(2)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int32), array([1, 2, 3], dtype=int32)]

Args
`tensors`	A dataset element.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`interleave`

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interleave(
    map_func, cycle_length=AUTOTUNE, block_length=1, num_parallel_calls=None,
    deterministic=None
)

Maps map_func across this dataset, and interleaves the results.

For example, you can use Dataset.interleave() to process many input files concurrently:

# Preprocess 4 files concurrently, and interleave blocks of 16 records
# from each file.
filenames = ["/var/data/file1.txt", "/var/data/file2.txt",
             "/var/data/file3.txt", "/var/data/file4.txt"]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(filenames)
def parse_fn(filename):
  return tf.data.Dataset.range(10)
dataset = dataset.interleave(lambda x:
    tf.data.TextLineDataset(x).map(parse_fn, num_parallel_calls=1),
    cycle_length=4, block_length=16)

The cycle_length and block_length arguments control the order in which elements are produced. cycle_length controls the number of input elements that are processed concurrently. If you set cycle_length to 1, this transformation will handle one input element at a time, and will produce identical results to tf.data.Dataset.flat_map. In general, this transformation will apply map_func to cycle_length input elements, open iterators on the returned Dataset objects, and cycle through them producing block_length consecutive elements from each iterator, and consuming the next input element each time it reaches the end of an iterator.

For example:

dataset = Dataset.range(1, 6)  # ==> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
# NOTE: New lines indicate "block" boundaries.
dataset = dataset.interleave(
    lambda x: Dataset.from_tensors(x).repeat(6),
    cycle_length=2, block_length=4)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 1, 1, 1,
 2, 2, 2, 2,
 1, 1,
 2, 2,
 3, 3, 3, 3,
 4, 4, 4, 4,
 3, 3,
 4, 4,
 5, 5, 5, 5,
 5, 5]

Performance can often be improved by setting num_parallel_calls so that interleave will use multiple threads to fetch elements. If determinism isn't required, it can also improve performance to set deterministic=False.

filenames = ["/var/data/file1.txt", "/var/data/file2.txt",
             "/var/data/file3.txt", "/var/data/file4.txt"]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(filenames)
dataset = dataset.interleave(lambda x: tf.data.TFRecordDataset(x),
    cycle_length=4, num_parallel_calls=tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE,
    deterministic=False)

Args
`map_func`	A function mapping a dataset element to a dataset.
`cycle_length`	(Optional.) The number of input elements that will be processed concurrently. If not specified, the value will be derived from the number of available CPU cores. If the `num_parallel_calls` argument is set to `tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE`, the `cycle_length` argument also identifies the maximum degree of parallelism.
`block_length`	(Optional.) The number of consecutive elements to produce from each input element before cycling to another input element.
`num_parallel_calls`	(Optional.) If specified, the implementation creates a threadpool, which is used to fetch inputs from cycle elements asynchronously and in parallel. The default behavior is to fetch inputs from cycle elements synchronously with no parallelism. If the value `tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE` is used, then the number of parallel calls is set dynamically based on available CPU.
`deterministic`	(Optional.) A boolean controlling whether determinism should be traded for performance by allowing elements to be produced out of order. If `deterministic` is `None`, the `tf.data.Options.experimental_deterministic` dataset option (`True` by default) is used to decide whether to produce elements deterministically.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`list_files`

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list_files(
    file_pattern, shuffle=None, seed=None
)

A dataset of all files matching one or more glob patterns.

The file_pattern argument should be a small number of glob patterns. If your filenames have already been globbed, use Dataset.from_tensor_slices(filenames) instead, as re-globbing every filename with list_files may result in poor performance with remote storage systems.

Example:

If we had the following files on our filesystem:

/path/to/dir/a.txt
/path/to/dir/b.py
/path/to/dir/c.py

If we pass "/path/to/dir/*.py" as the directory, the dataset would produce:

/path/to/dir/b.py
/path/to/dir/c.py

Args
`file_pattern`	A string, a list of strings, or a `tf.Tensor` of string type (scalar or vector), representing the filename glob (i.e. shell wildcard) pattern(s) that will be matched.
`shuffle`	(Optional.) If `True`, the file names will be shuffled randomly. Defaults to `True`.
`seed`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the random seed that will be used to create the distribution. See `tf.random.set_seed` for behavior.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset` of strings corresponding to file names.

`make_initializable_iterator`

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make_initializable_iterator(
    shared_name=None
)

Creates an Iterator for enumerating the elements of this dataset. (deprecated)

dataset = ...
iterator = dataset.make_initializable_iterator()
# ...
sess.run(iterator.initializer)

Args
`shared_name`	(Optional.) If non-empty, the returned iterator will be shared under the given name across multiple sessions that share the same devices (e.g. when using a remote server).

Returns
An `Iterator` over the elements of this dataset.

Raises
`RuntimeError`	If eager execution is enabled.

`make_one_shot_iterator`

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make_one_shot_iterator()

Creates an Iterator for enumerating the elements of this dataset. (deprecated)

Returns
An `Iterator` over the elements of this dataset.

`map`

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map(
    map_func, num_parallel_calls=None, deterministic=None
)

Maps map_func across the elements of this dataset.

This transformation applies map_func to each element of this dataset, and returns a new dataset containing the transformed elements, in the same order as they appeared in the input. map_func can be used to change both the values and the structure of a dataset's elements. For example, adding 1 to each element, or projecting a subset of element components.

dataset = Dataset.range(1, 6)  # ==> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
dataset = dataset.map(lambda x: x + 1)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

The input signature of map_func is determined by the structure of each element in this dataset.

dataset = Dataset.range(5)
# `map_func` takes a single argument of type `tf.Tensor` with the same
# shape and dtype.
result = dataset.map(lambda x: x + 1)

# Each element is a tuple containing two `tf.Tensor` objects.
elements = [(1, "foo"), (2, "bar"), (3, "baz)")]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_generator(
    lambda: elements, (tf.int32, tf.string))
# `map_func` takes two arguments of type `tf.Tensor`. This function
# projects out just the first component.
result = dataset.map(lambda x_int, y_str: x_int)
list(result.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3]

# Each element is a dictionary mapping strings to `tf.Tensor` objects.
elements =  ([{"a": 1, "b": "foo"},
              {"a": 2, "b": "bar"},
              {"a": 3, "b": "baz"}])
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_generator(
    lambda: elements, {"a": tf.int32, "b": tf.string})
# `map_func` takes a single argument of type `dict` with the same keys
# as the elements.
result = dataset.map(lambda d: str(d["a"]) + d["b"])

The value or values returned by map_func determine the structure of each element in the returned dataset.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
# `map_func` returns two `tf.Tensor` objects.
def g(x):
  return tf.constant(37.0), tf.constant(["Foo", "Bar", "Baz"])
result = dataset.map(g)
result.element_spec
(TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.float32, name=None), TensorSpec(shape=(3,), dtype=tf.string, name=None))
# Python primitives, lists, and NumPy arrays are implicitly converted to
# `tf.Tensor`.
def h(x):
  return 37.0, ["Foo", "Bar"], np.array([1.0, 2.0], dtype=np.float64)
result = dataset.map(h)
result.element_spec
(TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.float32, name=None), TensorSpec(shape=(2,), dtype=tf.string, name=None), TensorSpec(shape=(2,), dtype=tf.float64, name=None))
# `map_func` can return nested structures.
def i(x):
  return (37.0, [42, 16]), "foo"
result = dataset.map(i)
result.element_spec
((TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.float32, name=None),
  TensorSpec(shape=(2,), dtype=tf.int32, name=None)),
 TensorSpec(shape=(), dtype=tf.string, name=None))

map_func can accept as arguments and return any type of dataset element.

Note that irrespective of the context in which map_func is defined (eager vs. graph), tf.data traces the function and executes it as a graph. To use Python code inside of the function you have two options:

1) Rely on AutoGraph to convert Python code into an equivalent graph computation. The downside of this approach is that AutoGraph can convert some but not all Python code.

2) Use tf.py_function, which allows you to write arbitrary Python code but will generally result in worse performance than 1). For example:

d = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(['hello', 'world'])
# transform a string tensor to upper case string using a Python function
def upper_case_fn(t: tf.Tensor):
  return t.numpy().decode('utf-8').upper()
d = d.map(lambda x: tf.py_function(func=upper_case_fn,
          inp=[x], Tout=tf.string))
list(d.as_numpy_iterator())
[b'HELLO', b'WORLD']

Performance can often be improved by setting num_parallel_calls so that map will use multiple threads to process elements. If deterministic order isn't required, it can also improve performance to set deterministic=False.

dataset = Dataset.range(1, 6)  # ==> [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
dataset = dataset.map(lambda x: x + 1,
    num_parallel_calls=tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE,
    deterministic=False)

Args
`map_func`	A function mapping a dataset element to another dataset element.
`num_parallel_calls`	(Optional.) A `tf.int32` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number elements to process asynchronously in parallel. If not specified, elements will be processed sequentially. If the value `tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE` is used, then the number of parallel calls is set dynamically based on available CPU.
`deterministic`	(Optional.) A boolean controlling whether determinism should be traded for performance by allowing elements to be produced out of order. If `deterministic` is `None`, the `tf.data.Options.experimental_deterministic` dataset option (`True` by default) is used to decide whether to produce elements deterministically.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`map_with_legacy_function`

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map_with_legacy_function(
    map_func, num_parallel_calls=None, deterministic=None
)

Maps map_func across the elements of this dataset. (deprecated)

Args
`map_func`	A function mapping a nested structure of tensors (having shapes and types defined by `self.output_shapes` and `self.output_types`) to another nested structure of tensors.
`num_parallel_calls`	(Optional.) A `tf.int32` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number elements to process asynchronously in parallel. If not specified, elements will be processed sequentially. If the value `tf.data.experimental.AUTOTUNE` is used, then the number of parallel calls is set dynamically based on available CPU.
`deterministic`	(Optional.) A boolean controlling whether determinism should be traded for performance by allowing elements to be produced out of order. If `deterministic` is `None`, the `tf.data.Options.experimental_deterministic` dataset option (`True` by default) is used to decide whether to produce elements deterministically.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`options`

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options()

Returns the options for this dataset and its inputs.

Returns
A `tf.data.Options` object representing the dataset options.

`padded_batch`

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padded_batch(
    batch_size, padded_shapes=None, padding_values=None, drop_remainder=False
)

Combines consecutive elements of this dataset into padded batches.

This transformation combines multiple consecutive elements of the input dataset into a single element.

Like tf.data.Dataset.batch, the components of the resulting element will have an additional outer dimension, which will be batch_size (or N % batch_size for the last element if batch_size does not divide the number of input elements N evenly and drop_remainder is False). If your program depends on the batches having the same outer dimension, you should set the drop_remainder argument to True to prevent the smaller batch from being produced.

Unlike tf.data.Dataset.batch, the input elements to be batched may have different shapes, and this transformation will pad each component to the respective shape in padded_shapes. The padded_shapes argument determines the resulting shape for each dimension of each component in an output element:

If the dimension is a constant, the component will be padded out to that length in that dimension.
If the dimension is unknown, the component will be padded out to the maximum length of all elements in that dimension.

A = (tf.data.Dataset
     .range(1, 5, output_type=tf.int32)
     .map(lambda x: tf.fill([x], x)))
# Pad to the smallest per-batch size that fits all elements.
B = A.padded_batch(2)
for element in B.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
[[1 0]
 [2 2]]
[[3 3 3 0]
 [4 4 4 4]]
# Pad to a fixed size.
C = A.padded_batch(2, padded_shapes=5)
for element in C.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
[[1 0 0 0 0]
 [2 2 0 0 0]]
[[3 3 3 0 0]
 [4 4 4 4 0]]
# Pad with a custom value.
D = A.padded_batch(2, padded_shapes=5, padding_values=-1)
for element in D.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
[[ 1 -1 -1 -1 -1]
 [ 2  2 -1 -1 -1]]
[[ 3  3  3 -1 -1]
 [ 4  4  4  4 -1]]
# Components of nested elements can be padded independently.
elements = [([1, 2, 3], [10]),
            ([4, 5], [11, 12])]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_generator(
    lambda: iter(elements), (tf.int32, tf.int32))
# Pad the first component of the tuple to length 4, and the second
# component to the smallest size that fits.
dataset = dataset.padded_batch(2,
    padded_shapes=([4], [None]),
    padding_values=(-1, 100))
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[(array([[ 1,  2,  3, -1], [ 4,  5, -1, -1]], dtype=int32),
  array([[ 10, 100], [ 11,  12]], dtype=int32))]

See also tf.data.experimental.dense_to_sparse_batch, which combines elements that may have different shapes into a tf.SparseTensor.

Args
`batch_size`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of consecutive elements of this dataset to combine in a single batch.
`padded_shapes`	(Optional.) A nested structure of `tf.TensorShape` or `tf.int64` vector tensor-like objects representing the shape to which the respective component of each input element should be padded prior to batching. Any unknown dimensions will be padded to the maximum size of that dimension in each batch. If unset, all dimensions of all components are padded to the maximum size in the batch. `padded_shapes` must be set if any component has an unknown rank.
`padding_values`	(Optional.) A nested structure of scalar-shaped `tf.Tensor`, representing the padding values to use for the respective components. None represents that the nested structure should be padded with default values. Defaults are `0` for numeric types and the empty string for string types.
`drop_remainder`	(Optional.) A `tf.bool` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing whether the last batch should be dropped in the case it has fewer than `batch_size` elements; the default behavior is not to drop the smaller batch.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

Raises
`ValueError`	If a component has an unknown rank, and the `padded_shapes` argument is not set.

`prefetch`

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prefetch(
    buffer_size
)

Creates a Dataset that prefetches elements from this dataset.

Most dataset input pipelines should end with a call to prefetch. This allows later elements to be prepared while the current element is being processed. This often improves latency and throughput, at the cost of using additional memory to store prefetched elements.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
dataset = dataset.prefetch(2)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 2]

Args
`buffer_size`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the maximum number of elements that will be buffered when prefetching.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`range`

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@staticmethod
range(
    *args, **kwargs
)

Creates a Dataset of a step-separated range of values.

list(Dataset.range(5).as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]
list(Dataset.range(2, 5).as_numpy_iterator())
[2, 3, 4]
list(Dataset.range(1, 5, 2).as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 3]
list(Dataset.range(1, 5, -2).as_numpy_iterator())
[]
list(Dataset.range(5, 1).as_numpy_iterator())
[]
list(Dataset.range(5, 1, -2).as_numpy_iterator())
[5, 3]
list(Dataset.range(2, 5, output_type=tf.int32).as_numpy_iterator())
[2, 3, 4]
list(Dataset.range(1, 5, 2, output_type=tf.float32).as_numpy_iterator())
[1.0, 3.0]

Args

*args follows the same semantics as python's xrange. len(args) == 1 -> start = 0, stop = args[0], step = 1. len(args) == 2 -> start = args[0], stop = args[1], step = 1. len(args) == 3 -> start = args[0], stop = args[1], step = args[2].

Args
`*args`	follows the same semantics as python's xrange. len(args) == 1 -> start = 0, stop = args[0], step = 1. len(args) == 2 -> start = args[0], stop = args[1], step = 1. len(args) == 3 -> start = args[0], stop = args[1], step = args[2].
`**kwargs`	output_type: Its expected dtype. (Optional, default: `tf.int64`).

**kwargs

output_type: Its expected dtype. (Optional, default: tf.int64).

Returns
`Dataset`	A `RangeDataset`.

Raises
`ValueError`	if len(args) == 0.

`reduce`

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reduce(
    initial_state, reduce_func
)

Reduces the input dataset to a single element.

The transformation calls reduce_func successively on every element of the input dataset until the dataset is exhausted, aggregating information in its internal state. The initial_state argument is used for the initial state and the final state is returned as the result.

tf.data.Dataset.range(5).reduce(np.int64(0), lambda x, _: x + 1).numpy()
5
tf.data.Dataset.range(5).reduce(np.int64(0), lambda x, y: x + y).numpy()
10

Args
`initial_state`	An element representing the initial state of the transformation.
`reduce_func`	A function that maps `(old_state, input_element)` to `new_state`. It must take two arguments and return a new element The structure of `new_state` must match the structure of `initial_state`.

Returns
A dataset element corresponding to the final state of the transformation.

`repeat`

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repeat(
    count=None
)

Repeats this dataset so each original value is seen count times.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices([1, 2, 3])
dataset = dataset.repeat(3)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3]

Args
`count`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of times the dataset should be repeated. The default behavior (if `count` is `None` or `-1`) is for the dataset be repeated indefinitely.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`shard`

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shard(
    num_shards, index
)

Creates a Dataset that includes only 1/num_shards of this dataset.

shard is deterministic. The Dataset produced by A.shard(n, i) will contain all elements of A whose index mod n = i.

A = tf.data.Dataset.range(10)
B = A.shard(num_shards=3, index=0)
list(B.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 3, 6, 9]
C = A.shard(num_shards=3, index=1)
list(C.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 4, 7]
D = A.shard(num_shards=3, index=2)
list(D.as_numpy_iterator())
[2, 5, 8]

This dataset operator is very useful when running distributed training, as it allows each worker to read a unique subset.

When reading a single input file, you can shard elements as follows:

d = tf.data.TFRecordDataset(input_file)
d = d.shard(num_workers, worker_index)
d = d.repeat(num_epochs)
d = d.shuffle(shuffle_buffer_size)
d = d.map(parser_fn, num_parallel_calls=num_map_threads)

Important caveats:

Be sure to shard before you use any randomizing operator (such as shuffle).
Generally it is best if the shard operator is used early in the dataset pipeline. For example, when reading from a set of TFRecord files, shard before converting the dataset to input samples. This avoids reading every file on every worker. The following is an example of an efficient sharding strategy within a complete pipeline:

d = Dataset.list_files(pattern)
d = d.shard(num_workers, worker_index)
d = d.repeat(num_epochs)
d = d.shuffle(shuffle_buffer_size)
d = d.interleave(tf.data.TFRecordDataset,
                 cycle_length=num_readers, block_length=1)
d = d.map(parser_fn, num_parallel_calls=num_map_threads)

Args
`num_shards`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of shards operating in parallel.
`index`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the worker index.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

Raises
`InvalidArgumentError`	if `num_shards` or `index` are illegal values. Note: error checking is done on a best-effort basis, and errors aren't guaranteed to be caught upon dataset creation. (e.g. providing in a placeholder tensor bypasses the early checking, and will instead result in an error during a session.run call.)

`shuffle`

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shuffle(
    buffer_size, seed=None, reshuffle_each_iteration=None
)

Randomly shuffles the elements of this dataset.

This dataset fills a buffer with buffer_size elements, then randomly samples elements from this buffer, replacing the selected elements with new elements. For perfect shuffling, a buffer size greater than or equal to the full size of the dataset is required.

For instance, if your dataset contains 10,000 elements but buffer_size is set to 1,000, then shuffle will initially select a random element from only the first 1,000 elements in the buffer. Once an element is selected, its space in the buffer is replaced by the next (i.e. 1,001-st) element, maintaining the 1,000 element buffer.

reshuffle_each_iteration controls whether the shuffle order should be different for each epoch. In TF 1.X, the idiomatic way to create epochs was through the repeat transformation:

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
dataset = dataset.shuffle(3, reshuffle_each_iteration=True)
dataset = dataset.repeat(2)  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 0, 2, 1, 2, 0]

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
dataset = dataset.shuffle(3, reshuffle_each_iteration=False)
dataset = dataset.repeat(2)  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 2]

In TF 2.0, tf.data.Dataset objects are Python iterables which makes it possible to also create epochs through Python iteration:

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
dataset = dataset.shuffle(3, reshuffle_each_iteration=True)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 0, 2]
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 2, 0]

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(3)
dataset = dataset.shuffle(3, reshuffle_each_iteration=False)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 0, 2]
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())  # doctest: +SKIP
[1, 0, 2]

Args
`buffer_size`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of elements from this dataset from which the new dataset will sample.
`seed`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the random seed that will be used to create the distribution. See `tf.random.set_seed` for behavior.
`reshuffle_each_iteration`	(Optional.) A boolean, which if true indicates that the dataset should be pseudorandomly reshuffled each time it is iterated over. (Defaults to `True`.)

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`skip`

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skip(
    count
)

Creates a Dataset that skips count elements from this dataset.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(10)
dataset = dataset.skip(7)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[7, 8, 9]

Args
`count`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of elements of this dataset that should be skipped to form the new dataset. If `count` is greater than the size of this dataset, the new dataset will contain no elements. If `count` is -1, skips the entire dataset.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`take`

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take(
    count
)

Creates a Dataset with at most count elements from this dataset.

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(10)
dataset = dataset.take(3)
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[0, 1, 2]

Args
`count`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of elements of this dataset that should be taken to form the new dataset. If `count` is -1, or if `count` is greater than the size of this dataset, the new dataset will contain all elements of this dataset.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`unbatch`

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unbatch()

Splits elements of a dataset into multiple elements.

For example, if elements of the dataset are shaped [B, a0, a1, ...], where B may vary for each input element, then for each element in the dataset, the unbatched dataset will contain B consecutive elements of shape [a0, a1, ...].

elements = [ [1, 2, 3], [1, 2], [1, 2, 3, 4] ]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_generator(lambda: elements, tf.int64)
dataset = dataset.unbatch()
list(dataset.as_numpy_iterator())
[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4]

Returns
A `Dataset`.

`window`

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window(
    size, shift=None, stride=1, drop_remainder=False
)

Combines (nests of) input elements into a dataset of (nests of) windows.

A "window" is a finite dataset of flat elements of size size (or possibly fewer if there are not enough input elements to fill the window and drop_remainder evaluates to False).

The shift argument determines the number of input elements by which the window moves on each iteration. If windows and elements are both numbered starting at 0, the first element in window k will be element k * shift of the input dataset. In particular, the first element of the first window will always be the first element of the input dataset.

The stride argument determines the stride of the input elements, and the shift argument determines the shift of the window.

For example:

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(7).window(2)
for window in dataset:
  print(list(window.as_numpy_iterator()))
[0, 1]
[2, 3]
[4, 5]
[6]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(7).window(3, 2, 1, True)
for window in dataset:
  print(list(window.as_numpy_iterator()))
[0, 1, 2]
[2, 3, 4]
[4, 5, 6]
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.range(7).window(3, 1, 2, True)
for window in dataset:
  print(list(window.as_numpy_iterator()))
[0, 2, 4]
[1, 3, 5]
[2, 4, 6]

Note that when the window transformation is applied to a dataset of nested elements, it produces a dataset of nested windows.

nested = ([1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8])
dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices(nested).window(2)
for window in dataset:
  def to_numpy(ds):
    return list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
  print(tuple(to_numpy(component) for component in window))
([1, 2], [5, 6])
([3, 4], [7, 8])

dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices({'a': [1, 2, 3, 4]})
dataset = dataset.window(2)
for window in dataset:
  def to_numpy(ds):
    return list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
  print({'a': to_numpy(window['a'])})
{'a': [1, 2]}
{'a': [3, 4]}

Args
`size`	A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of elements of the input dataset to combine into a window. Must be positive.
`shift`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the number of input elements by which the window moves in each iteration. Defaults to `size`. Must be positive.
`stride`	(Optional.) A `tf.int64` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing the stride of the input elements in the sliding window. Must be positive. The default value of 1 means "retain every input element".
`drop_remainder`	(Optional.) A `tf.bool` scalar `tf.Tensor`, representing whether the last window should be dropped if its size is smaller than `size`.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset` of (nests of) windows -- a finite datasets of flat elements created from the (nests of) input elements.

`with_options`

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with_options(
    options
)

Returns a new tf.data.Dataset with the given options set.

The options are "global" in the sense they apply to the entire dataset. If options are set multiple times, they are merged as long as different options do not use different non-default values.

ds = tf.data.Dataset.range(5)
ds = ds.interleave(lambda x: tf.data.Dataset.range(5),
                   cycle_length=3,
                   num_parallel_calls=3)
options = tf.data.Options()
# This will make the interleave order non-deterministic.
options.experimental_deterministic = False
ds = ds.with_options(options)

Args
`options`	A `tf.data.Options` that identifies the options the use.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset` with the given options.

Raises
`ValueError`	when an option is set more than once to a non-default value

`zip`

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@staticmethod
zip(
    datasets
)

Creates a Dataset by zipping together the given datasets.

This method has similar semantics to the built-in zip() function in Python, with the main difference being that the datasets argument can be an arbitrary nested structure of Dataset objects.

# The nested structure of the `datasets` argument determines the
# structure of elements in the resulting dataset.
a = tf.data.Dataset.range(1, 4)  # ==> [ 1, 2, 3 ]
b = tf.data.Dataset.range(4, 7)  # ==> [ 4, 5, 6 ]
ds = tf.data.Dataset.zip((a, b))
list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
[(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)]
ds = tf.data.Dataset.zip((b, a))
list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
[(4, 1), (5, 2), (6, 3)]

# The `datasets` argument may contain an arbitrary number of datasets.
c = tf.data.Dataset.range(7, 13).batch(2)  # ==> [ [7, 8],
                                           #       [9, 10],
                                           #       [11, 12] ]
ds = tf.data.Dataset.zip((a, b, c))
for element in ds.as_numpy_iterator():
  print(element)
(1, 4, array([7, 8]))
(2, 5, array([ 9, 10]))
(3, 6, array([11, 12]))

# The number of elements in the resulting dataset is the same as
# the size of the smallest dataset in `datasets`.
d = tf.data.Dataset.range(13, 15)  # ==> [ 13, 14 ]
ds = tf.data.Dataset.zip((a, d))
list(ds.as_numpy_iterator())
[(1, 13), (2, 14)]

Args
`datasets`	A nested structure of datasets.

Returns
`Dataset`	A `Dataset`.

`iter`

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__iter__()

Creates an Iterator for enumerating the elements of this dataset.

The returned iterator implements the Python iterator protocol and therefore can only be used in eager mode.

Returns
An `Iterator` over the elements of this dataset.

Raises
`RuntimeError`	If not inside of tf.function and not executing eagerly.

tf.compat.v1.data.experimental.CsvDataset

Args

Attributes

Methods

apply

as_numpy_iterator

batch

cache

concatenate

enumerate

filter

filter_with_legacy_function

flat_map

from_generator

from_sparse_tensor_slices

from_tensor_slices

from_tensors

interleave

For example:

list_files

Example:

make_initializable_iterator

make_one_shot_iterator

map

map_with_legacy_function

options

padded_batch

prefetch

range

reduce

repeat

shard

Important caveats:

shuffle

skip

take

unbatch

window

For example:

with_options

zip

__iter__

`apply`

`as_numpy_iterator`

`batch`

`cache`

`concatenate`

`enumerate`

`filter`

`filter_with_legacy_function`

`flat_map`

`from_generator`

`from_sparse_tensor_slices`

`from_tensor_slices`

`from_tensors`

`interleave`

`list_files`

`make_initializable_iterator`

`make_one_shot_iterator`

`map`

`map_with_legacy_function`

`options`

`padded_batch`

`prefetch`

`range`

`reduce`

`repeat`

`shard`

`shuffle`

`skip`

`take`

`unbatch`

`window`

`with_options`

`zip`

`iter`