new file: read_sequencer_package/generate_sequences.py

read_sequencer_package/generate_sequences.py

+
+import random
+
+def generate_sequences(n, mean, sd):
+    """Summary line.
+
+    Generates random sequences.
+
+    Args:
+        n (int): Amount of sequences to generate.
+        mean (int): mean length of sequence (gaussian distribution).
+        sd (float): standart deviation of length of sequence (gaussian distribution).
+
+    Returns:
+        list: of n sequences
+    """
+    l1 = []
+    for i in range(n):
+        seq = ""
+        nt = ["A", "T", "C", "G"]
+        for pos in range(round(random.gauss(mean, sd))):
+            seq = seq + random.choice(nt)
+        l1.append(seq)
+    return l1
+