
</span><span id="L-18"><a href="#L-18"><span class="linenos">18</span></a><span class="sd">    :param interest_points: The interest points where the individuals will be initialized around.</span>
</span><span id="L-19"><a href="#L-19"><span class="linenos">19</span></a><span class="sd">    :param variance: The variance towards the interest points.</span>
</span><span id="L-20"><a href="#L-20"><span class="linenos">20</span></a><span class="sd">    :return: The initial population.</span>
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