def __missing__(self, key):
        if self.default_factory is None:
            raise KeyError(key)
        else:
            ret = self[key] = self.default_factory(name=key)
            return ret
def _copy_vars(v_list):
  """Copy variables in v_list."""
  t_list = []
  for v in v_list:
    t_list.append(tf.identity(v))
  return t_list