class_docstr: Base Class for Building a model
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docstr: Return the predictions
  :param testdata The test dataframe containing the exogenous varaiables to be used for predicton.
  :type testdata Optional[pd.DataFrame]
  :param forecast_period The number of periods to make a prediction for.
  :type forecast_period Optional[int]
  :param simple If True, this method just returns the predictions.
  If False, it will return the standard error, lower and upper confidence interval (if available)
  :type simple bool
  :rtype NDFrame
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code: def predict(
      self,
      testdata: Optional[pd.DataFrame] = None,
      forecast_period: Optional[int] = None,
      simple: bool = True,
  ) -> NDFrame:
      """
      Return the predictions
      :param testdata The test dataframe containing the exogenous varaiables to be used for predicton.
      :type testdata Optional[pd.DataFrame]
      :param forecast_period The number of periods to make a prediction for.
      :type forecast_period Optional[int]
      :param simple If True, this method just returns the predictions.
      If False, it will return the standard error, lower and upper confidence interval (if available)
      :type simple bool
      :rtype NDFrame
      """
  
file_path: Auto_TS/auto_ts/models/build_base.py
imports: from typing import Optional, List
  from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
  import pandas
  from pandas.core.generic import NDFrame
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling the BuildBase obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.predict(testdata, forecast_period, simple) without return types