new_contents: __all__ = ["scale_samples", "scale_samples_normal", "read_param_file"]
  
  # Rescale samples from [0, 1] to [lower, upper]
  def scale_samples(params, bounds):
      for i, b in enumerate(bounds):
          params[:,i] = params[:,i] * (b[1] - b[0]) + b[0]
  
  # Rescale standard normal samples to [mu, sigma]
  def scale_samples_normal(params, bounds):
      for i, b in enumerate(bounds):
          params[:,i] = params[:,i] * b[1] + b[0]
          
  def read_param_file(filename):
  	
  	with open(filename, "r") as file:
  		names = []
  		bounds = []
  		num_vars = 0
  		
  		for row in [line.split() for line in file]:
  			num_vars += 1
  			names.append(row[0])
  			bounds.append([float(row[1]), float(row[2])])
  	
  	return {'names': names, 'bounds': bounds, 'num_vars': num_vars}
subject: add util/init to repository