TensorFlow for deep learning

TensorFlow is one of the popular deep learning libraries available and has APIs for Python, C++, Java, and so on. In this book, we will use the Python API 1.4.0. Explaining TensorFlow in detail is beyond the scope of this book; the official documentation is a better starting place to get acquainted with it. 

In order to install, we will use the pip based method, as follows:

pip install tensorflow=1.4.0

If there is GPU available with CUDA and cuDNN:

pip install tensorflow-gpu=1.4.0

For more information on TensorFlow and its use, please follow the tutorials here: 

https://www.tensorflow.org/get_started/get_started.

Once installed, TensorFlow version can be checked by running:

python -c "import tensorflow as tf;print(tf.__version__)"