tf.minimize

minimize(self, loss, global_step=None, var_list=None, gate_gradients=1, aggregation_method=None, colocate_gradients_with_ops=False, name=None, grad_loss=None)

Add operations to minimize `loss` by updating `var_list`.

This method simply combines calls `compute_gradients()` and

`apply_gradients()`. If you want to process the gradient before applying

them call `compute_gradients()` and `apply_gradients()` explicitly instead

of using this function.

Args:

loss: A `Tensor` containing the value to minimize.

global_step: Optional `Variable` to increment by one after the

variables have been updated.

var_list: Optional list or tuple of `Variable` objects to update to

minimize `loss`. Defaults to the list of variables collected in

the graph under the key `GraphKeys.TRAINABLE_VARIABLES`.

gate_gradients: How to gate the computation of gradients. Can be

`GATE_NONE`, `GATE_OP`, or `GATE_GRAPH`.

aggregation_method: Specifies the method used to combine gradient terms.

Valid values are defined in the class `AggregationMethod`.

colocate_gradients_with_ops: If True, try colocating gradients with

the corresponding op.

name: Optional name for the returned operation.

grad_loss: Optional. A `Tensor` holding the gradient computed for `loss`.

Returns:

An Operation that updates the variables in `var_list`. If `global_step`

was not `None`, that operation also increments `global_step`.