def init_hidden_state(self, encoder_out):
        """
        Creates the initial hidden and cell states for the decoder's LSTM based on the encoded images.

        :param encoder_out: encoded images, a tensor of dimension (batch_size, num_pixels, encoder_dim)
        :return: hidden state, cell state
        """
        mean_encoder_out = encoder_out.mean(dim=1)
        h = self.init_h(mean_encoder_out)  # (batch_size, decoder_dim)
        c = self.init_c(mean_encoder_out)
        return h, c

        Creates the initial hidden and cell states for the decoder's LSTM based on the encoded images.

        :param encoder_out: encoded images, a tensor of dimension (batch_size, num_pixels, encoder_dim)
        :return: hidden state, cell state
        
models.py