class_docstr: Abstract encoder class. All encoders should inherit from this.
  
  Args:
    params: A dictionary of hyperparameters for the encoder.
    name: A variable scope for the encoder graph.
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code: def _build(self, inputs, *args, **kwargs):
      return self.encode(inputs, *args, **kwargs)
  
file_path: seq2seq/seq2seq/encoders/encoder.py
imports: from __future__ import absolute_import
  from __future__ import division
  from __future__ import print_function
  import abc
  from collections import namedtuple
  import six
  from seq2seq.configurable import Configurable
  from seq2seq.graph_module import GraphModule
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling the Encoder obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj._build(inputs) and returns: self