code: def copyVector(self, vector1, vec2, start):
          
          vector2 = self.replacePatterns(vec2)
          length = min(len(vector1), len(vector2))
          if self.verbosity > 4:
              print("Copying Vector: ", vector2[start:start+length])
          p = 0
          for i in range(start, start + length):
              vector1[p] = vector2[i]
              p += 1
docs: Copies vec2 into vector1 being sure to replace patterns if
          necessary. Use self.copyActivations() or self.copyTargets()
          instead.