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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 feedforward(self):
 """ Soon to be depriciated. Needed to make the SP implementation compatible with some older code. """

    m = self._numInputs
    n = self._numColumns
    W = np.zeros((n, m))
    for i in range(self._numColumns):
        self.getPermanence(i, W[i, :])

    return W