parameters: (self)
return_statement: return [self._base_layer]
docstring: Returns a list of the lower layers that this layer is dependent
          upon.
docstring_summary: Returns a list of the lower layers that this layer is dependent
          upon.
docstring_tokens: Returns a list of the lower layers that this layer is dependent upon .
function: def dependencies(self) -> List[str]:
          """Returns a list of the lower layers that this layer is dependent
          upon."""
          return [self._base_layer]
function_tokens: def dependencies ( self ) -> List [ str ] : return [ self . _base_layer ]