Simple example of gradient descent in tensorflow

gd_simple.py

import tensorflow as tf

x = tf.Variable(2, name='x', dtype=tf.float32)
log_x = tf.log(x)
log_x_squared = tf.square(log_x)

optimizer = tf.train.GradientDescentOptimizer(0.5)
train = optimizer.minimize(log_x_squared)

init = tf.initialize_all_variables()

def optimize():
  with tf.Session() as session:
    session.run(init)
    print("starting at", "x:", session.run(x), "log(x)^2:", session.run(log_x_squared))
    for step in range(10):  
      session.run(train)
      print("step", step, "x:", session.run(x), "log(x)^2:", session.run(log_x_squared))
        

optimize()