# tf.layers.max_pooling2d

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Max pooling layer for 2D inputs (e.g. images). (deprecated)

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**Compat aliases for migration**

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[`tf.compat.v1.layers.max_pooling2d`](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/compat/v1/layers/max_pooling2d)

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    tf.layers.max_pooling2d(
        inputs, pool_size, strides, padding='valid', data_format='channels_last',
        name=None
    )

> [!WARNING]
> **Warning:** THIS FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED. It will be removed in a future version. Instructions for updating: Use keras.layers.MaxPooling2D instead.

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| ## Arguments ||
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| `inputs` | The tensor over which to pool. Must have rank 4. |
| `pool_size` | An integer or tuple/list of 2 integers: (pool_height, pool_width) specifying the size of the pooling window. Can be a single integer to specify the same value for all spatial dimensions. |
| `strides` | An integer or tuple/list of 2 integers, specifying the strides of the pooling operation. Can be a single integer to specify the same value for all spatial dimensions. |
| `padding` | A string. The padding method, either 'valid' or 'same'. Case-insensitive. |
| `data_format` | A string. The ordering of the dimensions in the inputs. `channels_last` (default) and `channels_first` are supported. `channels_last` corresponds to inputs with shape `(batch, height, width, channels)` while `channels_first` corresponds to inputs with shape `(batch, channels, height, width)`. |
| `name` | A string, the name of the layer. |

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| ## Returns ||
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| Output tensor. ||

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| ## Raises ||
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| `ValueError` | if eager execution is enabled. |

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