AttributeError: module 'tensorflow' has no attribute 'app'

Question

I am following this tutorial and doing a project on custom object-detection using tensorflow.

So when I tried to create TF record for the train images using the following command

python3 generate_tfrecord.py --csv_input=data/train_labels.csv --output_path=data/train.record

I get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "generate_tfrecord.py", line 23, in <module>
    flags = tf.app.flags
AttributeError: module 'tensorflow' has no attribute 'app'

How can I resolve this error?

Solution 1

try using import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf

Solution 2

Which Tensorflow version, are you using? If it is TF2.0 then you need to replace tf.app.flags with tf.compat.v1.flags defined here since it is no longer supported.

Solution 3

use absl if you don't want to downgrade tf.

from absl import app

if __name__ == '__main__':
    
    app.run(main)

Comments

[Dora89]

I am using TF 1.13.1

[Dimitri]

I'm getting similar error with tf.app.run(), but changing to tf.compat.v1.run() didn't help.

[Binx]

@Dimitri I had the same problem as you. Use @ThMore answer. Change import tensorflow as tf to import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf. Don't change anything else (tf.app.flags and tf.app.run stays as is).

[YoussefDir]

@Dimitri it's tf.compat.v1.app.run()