def gradients_X(self, dL_dK, X, X2, target):
        """Derivative of the covariance matrix with respect to X"""
        self._K_computations(X, X2)
        arg = self._K_poly_arg
        if X2 is None:
            target += 2*self.weight_variance*self.degree*self.variance*(((X[None,:, :])) *(arg**(self.degree-1))[:, :, None]*dL_dK[:, :, None]).sum(1)
        else:
            target += self.weight_variance*self.degree*self.variance*(((X2[None,:, :])) *(arg**(self.degree-1))[:, :, None]*dL_dK[:, :, None]).sum(1)