def METHOD_NAME(boxlist, scope=None):
    """Computes area of boxes.
    Args:
      boxlist: BoxList holding N boxes
      scope: name scope.
    Returns:
      a tensor with shape [N] representing box areas.
    """
    with tf.name_scope(scope, "Area"):
        y_min, x_min, y_max, x_max = tf.split(
            value=boxlist.get(), num_or_size_splits=4, axis=1
        )
        return tf.squeeze((y_max - y_min) * (x_max - x_min), [1])