def optimize(self, x0, f=None, df=None, f_df=None):
        """
        :param x0: initial point for a local optimizer.
        :param f: function to optimize.
        :param df: gradient of the function to optimize.
        :param f_df: returns both the function to optimize and its gradient.
        """

        if len(self.bounds) == 1:
            raise IndexError("CMA does not work in problems of dimension 1.")

        try:
            import cma
            def CMA_f_wrapper(f):
                def g(x):
                    return f(np.array([x]))
                return g
            lB = np.asarray(self.bounds)[:,0]
            uB = np.asarray(self.bounds)[:,1]
            x = cma.fmin(CMA_f_wrapper(f), x0, 0.6, options={"bounds":[lB, uB], "verbose":-1})[0]
            return np.atleast_2d(x), f(np.atleast_2d(x))
        except ImportError:
            print("Cannot find cma library, please install it to use this option.")
            raise
:param x0: initial point for a local optimizer.
        :param f: function to optimize.
        :param df: gradient of the function to optimize.
        :param f_df: returns both the function to optimize and its gradient.