only a placeholder to enable test cases to run. The TensorFlow build replaces
this file with a file generated from [`api_template.__init__.py`](https://www.github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/api_template.__init__.py)
"""
# pylint: disable=g-bad-import-order,protected-access,g-import-not-at-top

import distutils as _distutils
import importlib
import inspect as _inspect
import os as _os

_CONTRIB_WARNING = """
The TensorFlow contrib module will not be included in TensorFlow 2.0.
For more information, please see:
  * https://github.com/tensorflow/community/blob/master/rfcs/20180907-contrib-sunset.md
  * https://github.com/tensorflow/addons
  * https://github.com/tensorflow/io (for I/O related ops)
If you depend on functionality not listed there, please file an issue.
"""

    n_ask_attempts: (Integer) Number of times to query for valid input before
      raising an error and quitting.

  Returns:
    [String] The value of var_name after querying for input.

  Raises:
    UserInputError: if a query has been attempted n_ask_attempts times without
      success, assume that the user has made a scripting error, and will