# Defaults to a tf.float32 scalar.
numeric_feature_column = tf.feature_column.numeric_column(key="SepalLength", dtype=tf.float64)

# Represent a 10-element vector in which each cell contains a tf.float32.
vector_feature_column = tf.feature_column.numeric_column(key="Bowling",
                                                         shape=10)

# First, convert the raw input to a numeric column.
numeric_feature_column = tf.feature_column.numeric_column("Year")

# Then, bucketize the numeric column on the years 1960, 1980, and 2000.
bucketized_feature_column = tf.feature_column.bucketized_column(
    source_column = numeric_feature_column,
    boundaries = [1960, 1980, 2000])

# Create categorical output for an integer feature named "my_feature_b",
# The values of my_feature_b must be >= 0 and < num_buckets
identity_feature_column = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_identity(
    key='my_feature_b',
    num_buckets=4) # Values [0, 4)

# In order for the preceding call to work, the input_fn() must return
# a dictionary containing 'my_feature_b' as a key. Furthermore, the values
# assigned to 'my_feature_b' must belong to the set [0, 4).
def input_fn():
    ...
    return ({ 'my_feature_a':[7, 9, 5, 2], 'my_feature_b':[3, 1, 2, 2] },
            [Label_values])

# Given input "feature_name_from_input_fn" which is a string,
# create a categorical feature by mapping the input to one of
# the elements in the vocabulary list.
vocabulary_feature_column =
    tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list(
        key=feature_name_from_input_fn,
        vocabulary_list=["kitchenware", "electronics", "sports"])

# Given input "feature_name_from_input_fn" which is a string,
# create a categorical feature to our model by mapping the input to one of
# the elements in the vocabulary file
vocabulary_feature_column =
    tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_file(
        key=feature_name_from_input_fn,
        vocabulary_file="product_class.txt",
        vocabulary_size=3)        

# pseudocode
feature_id = hash(raw_feature) % hash_bucket_size

hashed_feature_column =
    tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_hash_bucket(
        key = "some_feature",
        hash_bucket_size = 100) # The number of categories

def make_dataset(latitude, longitude, labels):
    assert latitude.shape == longitude.shape == labels.shape

    features = {'latitude': latitude.flatten(),
                'longitude': longitude.flatten()}
    labels=labels.flatten()

    return tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices((features, labels))


# Bucketize the latitude and longitude using the `edges`
latitude_bucket_fc = tf.feature_column.bucketized_column(
    tf.feature_column.numeric_column('latitude'),
    list(atlanta.latitude.edges))

longitude_bucket_fc = tf.feature_column.bucketized_column(
    tf.feature_column.numeric_column('longitude'),
    list(atlanta.longitude.edges))

# Cross the bucketized columns, using 5000 hash bins.
crossed_lat_lon_fc = tf.feature_column.crossed_column(
    [latitude_bucket_fc, longitude_bucket_fc], 5000)

fc = [
    latitude_bucket_fc,
    longitude_bucket_fc,
    crossed_lat_lon_fc]

# Build and train the Estimator.
est = tf.estimator.LinearRegressor(fc, ...)

tf.feature_column.indicator_column(categorical_column)

tf.feature_column.embedding_column(
    categorical_column=categorical_column,
    dimension=embedding_dimensions)