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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import os
+import glob
+from obspy import UTCDateTime
+import sys
+
+def time_from_header(header):
+    '''
+    Function takes in the second line from a .gse file and takes out the date and time from that line.
+    :param header: second line from .gse file
+    :type header: string
+    :return: a list of integers of form [year, month, day, hour, minute, second, microsecond]
+    '''
+    timeline = header.split(' ')
+    time = timeline[1].split('/') + timeline[2].split(':')
+    time = time[:-1] + time[-1].split('.')
+    return [int(t) for t in time]
+
+def check_time(datetime):
+    '''
+    Function takes in date and time as list and validates it's values by trying to make an UTCDateTime object from it
+    :param datetime: list of integers [year, month, day, hour, minute, second, microsecond]
+    :type datetime: list
+    :return: returns True if Values are in supposed range, returns False otherwise
+    '''
+    try:
+        UTCDateTime(*datetime)
+        return True
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+
+def get_file_list(root_dir):
+    '''
+    Function uses a directorie to get all the *.gse files from it.
+    :param root_dir: a directorie leading to the .gse files
+    :type root_dir: string
+    :return: returns a list of filenames (without path to them)
+    '''
+    file_list = glob.glob1(root_dir, '*.gse')
+    return file_list
+
+def checks_station_second(datetime):
+    '''
+    Function uses the given list to check if the parameter 'second' is set to 60 by mistake
+     and sets the time correctly if so. Can only correct time if no date change would be necessary.
+    :param datetime: [year, month, day, hour, minute, second, microsecond]
+    :return: returns the input with the correct value for second
+    '''
+    if datetime[5] == 60:
+        if datetime[4] == 59:
+            if datetime[3] == 23:
+                print 'Date should be next day.'+file
+                raise ValueError
+            else:
+                datetime[3] += 1
+                datetime[4] = 0
+                datetime[5] = 0
+        else:
+            datetime[4] += 1
+            datetime[5] = 0
+    return datetime
+
+def make_time_line(line, datetime):
+    '''
+    Function takes in the original line from a .gse file and a list of date and time values to make a new line with
+    corrected date and time.
+    :param line: second line from .gse file.
+    :type line: string
+    :param datetime: list of integers [year, month, day, hour, minute, second, microsecond]
+    :type datetime: list
+    :return: returns a string to write it into a file.
+    '''
+    insertion = '{:02d}'.format(int(datetime[3])) + ':' + '{:02d}'.format(int(datetime[4])) + ':' + '{:02d}'.format(int(datetime[5])) + '.000'
+    newline = line[:16]+insertion+line[28:]
+    return newline
+
+def evt_head_check(root_dir,out_dir = None):
+    '''
+    A function to make sure that an arbitrary number of .gse files have correct values in their header.
+    :param root_dir: a directory leading to the .gse files.
+    :type root_dir: string
+    :param out_dir: a directory to store the new files somwhere els.
+    :return: returns nothing
+    '''
+    if not out_dir:
+        print 'WARNING files are going to be overwritten!'
+        inp = str(raw_input('Continue? [y/n]'))
+        if inp == 'y':
+            pass
+        else:
+            sys.exit()
+    Filelist = get_file_list(root_dir)
+    debugcounter = 0
+    for i in range(len(Filelist)):
+        inFile = open(root_dir+'/'+Filelist[i], 'r')
+        lines = inFile.readlines()
+        datetime = time_from_header(lines[1])
+        if check_time(datetime):
+            continue
+        else:
+            debugcounter += 1
+            datetime = checks_station_second(datetime)
+            print 'writing ' + Filelist[i]
+            timeline = make_time_line(lines[1],datetime)
+            # write File
+            lines[1] = timeline
+            if not out_dir:
+                out = open(root_dir+Filelist[i], 'w')
+                out.writelines(lines)
+                out.close()
+            else:
+                out = open(out_dir+Filelist[i], 'w')
+                out.writelines(lines)
+                out.close()
+        inFile.close()
+    print debugcounter
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