from paddle.v2.framework import framework as framework __all__ = ['append_backward_ops'] def append_backward_ops(loss, parameter_list=None, no_grad_set=None): """ Create and add gradient Operators in BlockDesc to compute gradients of `loss` for parameters in parameter_list :param loss: an variable generated by cost function. :type loss: Variable :param no_grad_set: variable that should not create gradient :type no_grad_set: set :param parameter_list: parameters that need to compute gradient and update to optimize the lost. :type: list :return: list of (parameters, gradients) pair. :rtype: list[Variable] """ assert isinstance(loss, framework.Variable) param_grad_map = loss.block.program.append_backward(loss, no_grad_set or set()) if parameter_list is not None: parameters = parameter_list else: params = loss.block.program.global_block().all_parameters() parameters = [param.name for param in params] params_and_grads = [] for param in parameters: if param not in param_grad_map: raise ValueError("param %s is not in map" % param) grad_info = param_grad_map[param] grad_block = loss.block.program.block(grad_info[1]) if not grad_block.has_var(grad_info[0]): raise ValueError("grad block[{0}] did not have grad var {1}".format( grad_info[1], grad_info[0])) # Get the param var from the global block param_var = loss.block.program.global_block().var(param) grad_var = grad_block.var(grad_info[0]) if loss.block.has_var(grad_info[0]): params_and_grads.append((param_var, grad_var)) else: params_and_grads.append((param_var, None)) return params_and_grads