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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def initialize_parameter(self):
 """ Call this function to initialize the model, if you built it without initialization. This HAS to be called manually before optmizing or it will be causing unexpected behaviour, if not errors! """

        #logger.debug("connecting parameters")
        self._highest_parent_._notify_parent_change()
        self._highest_parent_._connect_parameters() #logger.debug("calling parameters changed")
        self._highest_parent_._connect_fixes()
        self.trigger_update()