def unicode_test(seg_instance, seg_str):
            seg_gen_str = str(seg_instance)

            self.assertEqual(len(seg_gen_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(len(seg_str), 240)
            self.assertEqual(seg_gen_str, seg_str)
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