old_contents: import os
  import sys
  import fileinput
  import shutil
  
  
  def writeInputs(max_temp, min_temp, replicas, timesteps, basename):
  
      max_temp = max_temp
      min_temp = min_temp
      replicas = replicas
      timesteps = timesteps
  
      #for i in range(replicas):
      #shutil.copy2('mdin', 'mdin_{0}'.format(i))
  
      Temps_List = [
          min_temp + x * (max_temp - min_temp) / replicas
          for x in range(replicas)
      ]
      #print len(Temps_List)
      ## for every entry in Temp_list
      ##    create new copy of mdin_{n}
      ##    Find and replace temperature in the file
      ##    write new file
      InputFile = os.getcwd() + "/" + basename + ".mdin"
  
      for i in range(len(Temps_List)):
  
          mdinFile = open(os.getcwd() + '/' + basename + '.mdin', 'r')
  
          placeholder1 = '@temperature@'
          placeholder2 = '@timesteps@'
  
          tbuffer = mdinFile.read()
          tbuffer = tbuffer.replace("@temperature@", str(Temps_List[i]))
          tbuffer = tbuffer.replace("@timesteps@", str(timesteps))
          mdinFile.close()
  
          w_file = open('mdin_{0}'.format(i), "w")
          w_file.write(tbuffer)
          w_file.close()
  
new_contents: import os
  import sys
  import fileinput
  import shutil
  
  
  def writeInputs(max_temp, min_temp, replicas, timesteps, basename):
  
      max_temp = max_temp
      min_temp = min_temp
      replicas = replicas
      timesteps = timesteps
  
      #for i in range(replicas):
      #shutil.copy2('mdin', 'mdin_{0}'.format(i))
  
      Temps_List = [
          min_temp + x * (max_temp - min_temp) / replicas
          for x in range(replicas)
      ]
      #print len(Temps_List)
      ## for every entry in Temp_list
      ##    create new copy of mdin_{n}
      ##    Find and replace temperature in the file
      ##    write new file
      InputFile = os.getcwd() + "/" + basename + ".mdin"
  
      for i in range(len(Temps_List)):
  
          mdinFile = open(os.getcwd() + '/' + basename + '.mdin', 'r')
          tbuffer = mdinFile.read()
          tbuffer = tbuffer.replace("@temperature@", str(Temps_List[i]))
          tbuffer = tbuffer.replace("@timesteps@", str(timesteps))
          mdinFile.close()
  
          w_file = open('mdin_{0}'.format(i), "w")
          w_file.write(tbuffer)
          w_file.close()
  
subject: Update writeInputs.py