old_contents: import math
  
  print 'Lambda = Unkown Reads / Used Channels'
  
  reads_txt = open('/<your/working/directory>/05_target_reads/carrierseq_out.txt', 'r')
  reads = reads_txt.read()
  print 'Unknown Reads (05_target_reads/carrierseq_out.txt)'
  print reads
  
  channels_txt = open('/<your/working/directory>/06_poisson_calculation/channels_in_use.txt', 'r')
  channels = channels_txt.read()
  print 'Used Channels (channels_in_use.txt)'
  print channels
  
  lambda_value = (float(reads) / float(channels))
  print 'Lambda:'
  print lambda_value
  
  
new_contents: import math
  import sys
  
  print 'Lambda = Unkown Reads / Used Channels'
  
  reads_txt = open(sys.argv[1], 'r')
  reads = reads_txt.read()
  print 'Total Reads of Interest (05_reads_of_interest/carrierseq_roi.txt)'
  print reads
  
  channels_txt = open(sys.argv[2], 'r')
  channels = channels_txt.read()
  print 'Used Channels (channels_in_use.txt)'
  print channels
  
  lambda_value = (float(reads) / float(channels))
  print 'Lambda:'
  print lambda_value
  
subject: Update calculate_lambda.py