diff --git a/policy_gradient/brain.py b/policy_gradient/brain.py
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+import numpy as np
+import paddle.v2 as paddle
+import paddle.v2.fluid.core as core
+import paddle.v2.fluid.framework as framework
+import paddle.v2.fluid.layers as layers
+from paddle.v2.fluid.executor import Executor
+from paddle.v2.fluid.io import save_persistables, load_persistables
+from paddle.v2.fluid.optimizer import SGDOptimizer
+
+# reproducible
+np.random.seed(1)
+
+
+class PolicyGradient:
+    def __init__(
+            self,
+            n_actions,
+            n_features,
+            learning_rate=0.01,
+            reward_decay=0.95,
+            output_graph=False, ):
+        self.n_actions = n_actions
+        self.n_features = n_features
+        self.lr = learning_rate
+        self.gamma = reward_decay
+
+        self.ep_obs, self.ep_as, self.ep_rs = [], [], []
+        self.build_net(self)
+        self.place = core.CPUPlace()
+        self.exe = Executor(self.place)
+
+    def build_net(self):
+
+        obs = layers.data(
+            name='obs', shape=[self.n_features], data_type='float32')
+        acts = layers.data(name='acts', shape=[1], data_type='int32')
+        vt = layers.data(name='vt', shape=[1], data_type='float32')
+        # fc1
+        fc1 = layers.fc(
+            input=obs,
+            size=10,
+            act="tanh"  # tanh activation
+        )
+        # fc2
+        all_act_prob = layers.fc(input=fc1, size=self.n_actions, act="softmax")
+        # to maximize total reward (log_p * R) is to minimize -(log_p * R)
+        neg_log_prob = layers.cross_entropy(
+            input=all_act_prob,
+            label=acts)  # this is negative log of chosen action
+        neg_log_prob_weight = layers.elementwise_mul(x=neg_log_prob, y=vt)
+        loss = layers.reduce_mean(x=neg_log_prob_weight)  # reward guided loss
+
+        self.optimizer = SGDOptimizer(self.lr).minimize(loss)
+
+    def choose_action(self, observation):
+        prob_weights = self.exe.run(
+            framework.default_main_program().prune(all_act_prob),
+            feed={"obs": observation[np.newaxis, :]},
+            fetch_list=[all_act_prob])
+        prob_weights = np.array(prob_weights[0])
+        action = np.random.choice(
+            range(prob_weights.shape[1]),
+            p=prob_weights.ravel())  # select action w.r.t the actions prob
+        return action
+
+    def store_transition(self, s, a, r):
+        self.ep_obs.append(s)
+        self.ep_as.append(a)
+        self.ep_rs.append(r)
+
+    def learn(self):
+        # discount and normalize episode reward
+        discounted_ep_rs_norm = self._discount_and_norm_rewards()
+        #print framework.default_main_program()
+        tensor_obs = core.LoDTensor()
+        tensor_obs.set(np.vstack(self.ep_obs), self.place)
+        tensor_as = core.LoDTensor()
+        tensor_as.set(np.array(self.ep_as), self.place)
+        tensor_vt = core.LoDTensor()
+        tensor_vt.set(discounted_ep_rs_norm, self.place)
+
+        # train on episode
+        self.exe.run(
+            framework.default_main_program(),
+            feed={
+                "obs": tensor_obs,  # shape=[None, n_obs]
+                "acts": tensor_as,  # shape=[None, ]
+                "vt": tensor_vt  # shape=[None, ]
+            })
+
+        self.ep_obs, self.ep_as, self.ep_rs = [], [], []  # empty episode data
+        return discounted_ep_rs_norm
+
+    def _discount_and_norm_rewards(self):
+        # discount episode rewards
+        discounted_ep_rs = np.zeros_like(self.ep_rs)
+        running_add = 0
+        for t in reversed(range(0, len(self.ep_rs))):
+            running_add = running_add * self.gamma + self.ep_rs[t]
+            discounted_ep_rs[t] = running_add
+
+        # normalize episode rewards
+        discounted_ep_rs -= np.mean(discounted_ep_rs)
+        discounted_ep_rs /= np.std(discounted_ep_rs)
+        return discounted_ep_rs
diff --git a/policy_gradient/run.py b/policy_gradient/run.py
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+from brain import PolicyGradient
+
+n_features = 10
+n_actions = 4
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    brain = PolicyGradient(n_actions, n_features)
+    brain.store_transition([1] * n_features, 1, 1.0)
+    #brain.build_net()
+    brain.learn()