Can tf.contrib.data.make_csv_dataset() be used for Keras models in tensorflow 1.9.0?
Yes, tf.contrib.data.make_csv_dataset() returns a tf.data.Dataset and you can pass tf.data.Dataset to the fit method of Keras models.
See some examples here:
https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/keras#input_tfdata_datasets
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As Keras becomes an API for TensorFlow, there are lots of old versions of Keras code, such as https://github.com/keiserlab/keras-neural-graph-fingerprint/blob/master/examples.py
from keras import models
With the current version of TensorFlow, do we need to change every Keras code as?
from tensorflow.keras import models
You are mixing things up:
Keras (https://keras.io/) is a library independent from TensorFlow, which specifies a high-level API for building and training neural networks and is capable of using one of multiple backends (among which, TensorFlow) for low-level tensor computation.
tf.keras (https://www.tensorflow.org/guide/keras) implements the Keras API specification within TensorFlow. In addition, the tf.keras API is optimized to work well with other TensorFlow modules: you can pass a tf.data Dataset to the .fit() method of a tf.keras model, for instance, or convert a tf.keras model to a TensorFlow estimator with tf.keras.estimator.model_to_estimator. Currently, the tf.keras API is the high-level API to look for when building models within TensorFlow, and the integration with other TensorFlow features will continue in the future.
So to answer your question: no, you don't need to convert Keras code to tf.keras code. Keras code uses the Keras library, potentially even runs on top of a different backend than TensorFlow, and will continue to work just fine in the future. Even more, it's important to not just mix up Keras and tf.keras objects within the same script, since this might produce incompatabilities, as you can see for example in this question.
Update: Keras will be abandoned in favor of tf.keras: https://twitter.com/fchollet/status/1174019423541157888
I have some code already written, using TensorFlow Estimator.
Since I would like to work with Keras (and I need to use the Estimator code), is there any way to wrap the Estimator into a Keras Layer ?
I have trained DNNClassifier using Python (conda tensorflow installation). The trained model needs to be used for evaluation using C_API. Is there a way to load both graph and weights of the trained model using C_API?
There is a way to load h5 and any data for C_API. Maybe some googling could help. I've found this article to be helpful.
And for DNNClassifier on C_API I think you should Implement it manually using pure Tensor Array on C_API. cmiimw
I see that there are many similar functions between tensorflow and keras like argmax, boolean_mask...I wonder why people have to use keras as backend along with tensorflow instead of using tensorflow alone.
Keras is not a backend, but it is a high-level API for building and training Neural Networks. Keras is capable of running on top of Tensorflow, Theano and CNTK. Most of the people prefer Keras due to its simplicity compared to other libraries like Tensorflow. I recommend Keras for beginners in Deep Learning.
A Keras tensor is a tensor object from the underlying backend (Theano,
TensorFlow or CNTK), which we augment with certain attributes that
allow us to build a Keras model just by knowing the inputs and outputs
of the model.
Theano vs Tensorflow
Tensorflow is necessary if you wish to use coremltools. Apple has promised support for architectures created using Theano but I haven't seen it yet.
Keras will require unique syntax sugar depending on the backend in use. I like the flexibility of Tensorflow input layers and easy-access to strong Google neural networks.
I know that Keras can be used with CNTK backend.
Question:
In my code can I mix both Keras and CNTK? For example, in my model can I mix up layers (e.g. convolution1d) written in CNTK and Keras?
Nope you can't. Keras implements a wrapper around the backends. You have to wrap your cntk code in the same style as keras.
For objective functions you can write directly in cntk (IIRC)