clip_gradient_norms()

def clip_gradient_norms(gradients_to_variables, max_norm):
  clipped_grads_and_vars = []
  for grad, var in gradients_to_variables:
    if grad is not None:
      if isinstance(grad, ops.IndexedSlices):
        tmp = clip_ops.clip_by_norm(grad.values, max_norm)
        grad = ops.IndexedSlices(tmp, grad.indices, grad.dense_shape)
      else:
        grad = clip_ops.clip_by_norm(grad, max_norm)
    clipped_grads_and_vars.append((grad, var))
  return clipped_grads_and_vars