# usage: python restore_checkpoint.py model.ckpt-1000
import sys
import tensorflow as tf

ckpt = sys.argv[1]
# soft placement in case using a different system setup
config = tf.ConfigProto(allow_soft_placement=True)
with tf.Session(config=config) as sess:
    new_saver = tf.train.import_meta_graph(ckpt + '.meta')
    new_saver.restore(sess, ckpt)