|---| | [ View source on GitHub](https://github.com/tensorflow/datasets/blob/v4.9.10/tensorflow_datasets/core/decode/__init__.py) | Decoder public API. ## Classes [`class Decoder`](https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/api_docs/python/tfds/decode/Decoder): Base decoder object. [`class DeserializeMethod`](https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/api_docs/python/tfds/decode/DeserializeMethod): How to deserialize the bytes that are read before returning. [`class PartialDecoding`](https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/api_docs/python/tfds/decode/PartialDecoding): Allow to decode a subset of features. [`class SkipDecoding`](https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/api_docs/python/tfds/decode/SkipDecoding): Transformation which skips the decoding entirely. ## Functions [`make_decoder(...)`](https://www.tensorflow.org/datasets/api_docs/python/tfds/decode/make_decoder): Decorator to create a decoder.