def save(self, filename=None):
        filename = Path(filename) if filename is not None else self.filename
        with filename.open("w") as f:
            f.write(self.yaml)
def initialize(self, init_type = ema_init_type.KMEANS_INITIALIZATION):
        """!
        @brief Calculates initial parameters for EM algorithm: means and covariances using
                specified strategy.