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galaxy/tools/filters/randomlines.py
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#!/usr/bin/env python
# Kanwei Li, 2010
# Selects N random lines from a file and outputs to another file
import random, sys
def main():
infile = open(sys.argv[1], 'r')
total_lines = int(sys.argv[2])
if total_lines < 1:
sys.stderr.write( "Must select at least one line." )
sys.exit()
kept = []
n = 0
for line in infile:
line = line.rstrip("\n")
n += 1
if (n <= total_lines):
kept.append(line)
elif random.randint(1, n) <= total_lines:
kept.pop(random.randint(0, total_lines-1))
kept.append(line)
if n < total_lines:
sys.stderr.write( "Error: asked to select more lines than there were in the file." )
sys.exit()
open(sys.argv[3], 'w').write( "\n".join(kept) )
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()