Will setup the assign operator for that variable.

def setup_graph(self):
        """ Will setup the assign operator for that variable. """
        all_vars = tfv1.global_variables() + tfv1.local_variables()
        for v in all_vars:
            if v.name == self.var_name:
                self.var = v
                break
        else:
            raise ValueError("{} is not a variable in the graph!".format(self.var_name))