def pack_weights(self, args):
        """Pack separate weight matrices into a single packed
        weight.

        Parameters
        ----------
        args : dict of str -> NDArray
            Dictionary containing unpacked weights.

        Returns
        -------
        args : dict of str -> NDArray
            Dictionary with packed weights associated with
            this cell.
        """
        args = args.copy()
        if not self._gate_names:
            return args
        for group_name in ['i2h', 'h2h']:
            weight = []
            bias = []
            for gate in self._gate_names:
                wname = '%s%s%s_weight'%(self._prefix, group_name, gate)
                weight.append(args.pop(wname))
                bname = '%s%s%s_bias'%(self._prefix, group_name, gate)
                bias.append(args.pop(bname))
            args['%s%s_weight'%(self._prefix, group_name)] = ndarray.concatenate(weight)
            args['%s%s_bias'%(self._prefix, group_name)] = ndarray.concatenate(bias)
        return args