为什么tf.Variable可迭代但不能迭代

Question

为什么这是真的：

from collections import Iterable
import tensorflow as tf

v = tf.Variable(1.0)
print(isinstance(v, Iterable))

True

而这

iter(v)

给予

TypeError: 'Variable' object is not iterable.

Answer 1

我在 Tensorflow 的变量 class 中找到了以下方法：

def __iter__(self):
    """Dummy method to prevent iteration. Do not call.
    NOTE(mrry): If we register __getitem__ as an overloaded operator,
    Python will valiantly attempt to iterate over the variable's Tensor from 0
    to infinity.  Declaring this method prevents this unintended behavior.
    Raises:
      TypeError: when invoked.
    """
    raise TypeError("'Variable' object is not iterable.")

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/python/ops/variables.py#L366