import argparse def main(args): import numpy as np import json bias_list = [float(item) for item in args.bias_list.split()] AA_list = [str(item) for item in args.AA_list.split()] my_dict = dict(zip(AA_list, bias_list)) with open(args.output_path, 'w') as f: f.write(json.dumps(my_dict) + '\n') if __name__ == "__main__": argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser(formatter_class=argparse.ArgumentDefaultsHelpFormatter) argparser.add_argument("--output_path", type=str, help="Path to the output dictionary") argparser.add_argument("--AA_list", type=str, default='', help="List of AAs to be biased") argparser.add_argument("--bias_list", type=str, default='', help="AA bias strengths") args = argparser.parse_args() main(args) #e.g. output #{"A": -0.01, "G": 0.02}