#!/usr/bin/python import sys import scipy output_file=open(sys.argv[2],'w') for i in open(sys.argv[1]): r,re,c,s=i.strip().split() c=float(c) s=float(s) if c>0 and s>0: c1=-1 while c1<=0: c1=scipy.random.normal(0,1)*s+c output_file.write("%s\t%s\t%s\t%s\n"%(r,re,c1,s))