from tensorflow.python import pywrap_tensorflow
checkpoint_path = os.path.join(model_dir, "model.ckpt")
reader = pywrap_tensorflow.NewCheckpointReader(checkpoint_path)
var_to_shape_map = reader.get_variable_to_shape_map()
for key in var_to_shape_map:
  print("tensor_name: ", key)
  print(reader.get_tensor(key)) # Remove this is you want to print only variable names