@staticmethod
def _parameter_name_to_minuit_name(parameter):
    """
        Translate the name of the parameter to the format accepted by Minuit

        :param parameter: the parameter name, of the form source.component.shape.parname
        :return: a minuit-friendly name for the parameter, such as source_component_shape_parname
        """
    return parameter.replace('.', '_')
