def _lowess_wt_standardize(weights, new_entries, x_copy_i, width):
 weights[:] = new_entries
 weights -= x_copy_i
 weights /= width

def _lowess_wt_standardize ( weights , new_entries , x_copy_i , width ) : weights [ : ] = new_entries weights -= x_copy_i weights /= width
the initial phase of creating the weights .