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Save entire model but load weights only

I have defined a deep learning model my_unet() in tensorflow. During training I set save_weigths=False since I wanted to save the entire model (not only the wieghts bu the whole configuration). The generated file is path_to_model.hdf5.
However, when loading back the model I used the earlier version (I forgot to update it) in which I first called the model and then load the model using:
model = my_unet()
model.load_weights(path_to_model.hdf5)
Instead of simply using: model = tf.keras.models.load_model(path_to_model.hdf5) to load the entire model.
Both ways of loading the model and the weights provided the same predictions when run in some dummy data and there were no errors.
My question is: Why loading the entire model using model.load_weights() does not generate any problem? What is the structure of the hdf5 file and how theese two ways of loading exactly work? Where can I find this information?

You can please see the documentation here for any future reference: http://davis.lbl.gov/Manuals/HDF5-1.8.7/UG/03_DataModel.html

How to convert a pretrained tensorflow pb frozen graph into a modifiable h5 keras model?

I have been searching for a method to do this for so long, and I can not find an answer. Most threads I found are of people wanting to do the opposite.
Backstory:
I am experimenting with some pre-trained models provided by the tensorflow/models repository. The models are saved as .pb frozen graphs. I want to fine-tune some of these models by changing the final layers to suit my application.
Hence, I want to load the models inside a jupyter notebook as a normal keras h5 model.
How can I do that?
do you have a better way to do so?
Thanks.

seems like all you would have to do is download the model files and store them in a directory. Call the directory for example c:\models. Then load the model.
model = tf.keras.models.load_model(r'c:\models')
model.summary() # prints out the model layers
# generate code to modify the model as you typically do for transfer learning
# compile the changed model
# train the model
# save the trained model as a .h5 file
dir=r'path to the directory you want to save the model to'
model_identifier= 'abcd.h5' # for abcd use whatever identification you want
save_path=os.path.join(dir, model_identifier)
model.save(save_path)

Saving Model Checkpoint vs Saving Entire model in Keras

Which method is best, whether saving model checkpoints or saving entire model to disk for each epochs. Why nobody saves the entire model?

A keras model has two things, an architecture and weights. If you save the whole model in each checkpoint, you’re saving the architecture every time. For this reason the best on training is to save only weight and use the wireframe in memory.
On tensorflow.keras documentation have more about other methods.

Checkpoints are used to save your model if in case your system crashes or code interrupted while training so when you start training your model again after crashes you don't have to start from scratch.Checkpoints capture the exact value of all parameters (tf.Variable objects) used by a model. Checkpoints do not contain any description of the computation defined by the model.
The SavedModel format on the other hand includes a serialized description of the computation defined by the model in addition to the parameter values (checkpoint). Models in this format are independent of the source code that created the model.
you can see the above info in the official doc of tensorflow. #R Nanthak

Sending keras model as an argument to external function in Python

I want to send the Keras model after training to another python function which is saved in another python file? How can I send the model as an argument? Thank you.

If I understand it correctly, you want to transfer the model created in script A to script B so it can be used there.
To my experience, the easiest way of using a Keras model in a different script, is to save the model to disk as a file. As described here in the Keras docs:.
from keras.models import load_model
model.save('my_model.h5') # creates a HDF5 file 'my_model.h5'
del model # deletes the existing model
# returns a compiled model
# identical to the previous one
model = load_model('my_model.h5')
Passing on the model to a different Python file (i.e. via a commandline argument), can be then be done by passing the filename of where you saved that model to the second script. This script can then load the model from disk and use it.
In case you only have 1 model at a time, you could pick a filename and hardcode it into your functions. For example:
Script A
# assuming you already have a model stored in 'model'
model.save('my_stored_model.h5')
Script B (which accesses the saved model)
from keras.models import load_model
def function_a():
model = load_model('my_stored_model.h5')
return model.predict(...)

Unable to load and use multiple keras models

I'm trying to load three different models in the same process. Only the first one works as expected, the rest of them return like random results.
Basically the order is as follows:
define and compile first model
load trained weights before
rename layers
the same process for the second model
the same process for the third model
So, something like:
model1 = Model(inputs=Input(shape=input_size_im) , outputs=layers_firstmodel)
model1.compile(optimizer='sgd', loss='mse')
model1.load_weights(weights_first, by_name=True)
# rename layers but didn't work
model2 = Model(inputs=Input(shape=input_size_im) , outputs=layers_secondmodel)
model2.compile(optimizer='sgd', loss='mse')
model2.load_weights(weights_second, by_name=True)
# rename layers but didn't work
model3 = Model(inputs=Input(shape=input_size_im) , outputs=layers_thirdmodel)
model3.compile(optimizer='sgd', loss='mse')
model3.load_weights(weights_third, by_name=True)
# rename layers but didn't work
for im in list_images:
results_firstmodel = model1.predict(im)
results_secondmodel = model2.predict(im)
results_thirdmodel = model2.predict(im)
I'd like to perform some inference over a bunch of images. To do that the idea consists in looping over the images and perform inference with these three algorithms, and return the results.
I have tried to rename all layers to make them unique with no success. Also I created a different graph for each network, and with a different session do the inference. This works but it's very inefficient (in addition I have to set their weights every time because of sess.run(tf.global_variables_initializer()) removes them). Each time it's created a session tensorflow prints "creating tensorflow device (/device:GPU:0)".
I am running Tensorflow 1.4.0-rc0, Keras 2.1.1 and Ubuntu 16.04 kernel 4.14.

The OP is correct here. There is a serious bug when you try to load multiple weight files in the same script. The above answer doesn't solve this. If you actually interrogate the weights when loading weights for multiple models in the same script you will notice that the weights are different than when you just load weights for one model on its own. This is where the randomness is the OP observes coming from.
EDIT: To solve this problem you have to encapsulate the model.load_weight command within a function and the randomness that you are experiencing should go away. The problem is that something weird screws up when you have multiple load_weight commands in the same script like you have above. If you load those model weights with a function you issues should go away.

From the Keras docs we have this explanation for the user of load_weights:
loads the weights of the model from a HDF5 file (created by save_weights). By default, the architecture is expected to be unchanged. To load weights into a different architecture (with some layers in common), use by_name=True to load only those layers with the same name.
Therefore, if your architecture is unchanged you should drop the by_name=True or make it False (its default value). This could be causing the inconsistencies that you are facing, as your weights are not being loaded probably due to having different names on your layers.
Another important thing to consider is the nature of your HDF5 file, and the way you created it. If it indeed contains only the weights (created with save_weights as the docs point out) then there should be no problem in proceeding as explained before.
Now, if that HDF5 contains weights and architecture in the same file, then you should be loading it with keras.models.load_model instead (further reading if you like here). If this is the case then this would also explain those inconsistencies.
As a side suggestion, I prefer to save my models using Callbacks, like the ModelCheckpoint or the EarlyStopping if you want to automatically determine when to stop training. This not only gives you greater flexibility when training and saving your models (as you can stop them on the optimal training epoch or when you desire), but also makes loading those models easily, as you can simply use the load_model method to load both architecture and weights to your desired variable.
Finally, here is one useful SO post where saving (and loading) Keras models is explained.