#!/usr/bin/env python3 import sys transcript = sys.argv[1] new_transcript = sys.argv[2] def right_fill(string): return str(int(100 * float(string))).rjust(7, "0") ref_look_up_dict_end = {} with open(transcript, "r") as f, open(new_transcript, "w") as g: ref_lines = f.readlines() for line in ref_lines: items = line.split(" ") line_1 = "AMI_" + "_".join(items[:3]) + "_" + "_".join([right_fill(i) for i in items[3:5]]) line_2 = " ".join(items[5:]) g.write(line_1 + " " + line_2)