code: def initialize(self):
      
      if self._sdrClassifier is None:
        self._sdrClassifier = SDRClassifierFactory.create(
          steps=self.stepsList,
          alpha=self.alpha,
          verbosity=self.verbosity,
          implementation=self.implementation,
        )
docs: Overrides :meth:`nupic.bindings.regions.PyRegion.PyRegion.initialize`.
  
      Is called once by NuPIC before the first call to compute().
      Initializes self._sdrClassifier if it is not already initialized.