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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 set_initial_status(self, configuration=None):
 """ Override behaviour of methods in class DiffusionModel. Overwrites initial status using random real values. """

        super(AlgorithmicBiasModel, self).set_initial_status(configuration)

        # set node status
        for node in self.status:
            self.status[node] = np.random.random_sample()
        self.initial_status = self.status.copy()