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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(self, cfg_file=None, mode=None):
 """Initialize the model for simulation, possibly given a config file. Parameters cfg_file : Optional[str] The name of the configuration file to load, optional. """

        self.sim = ScipyOdeSimulator(self.model)
        self.state = numpy.array(copy.copy(self.sim.initials)[0])
        self.time = numpy.array(0.0)
        self.status = 'initialized'