diff --git a/copy_with_port_portname.py b/copy_with_port_portname.py
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+# copythefile.py
+import sys
+import os
+
+def create_modified_script(template_script_path, zmq_port_name_val, zmq_port_val, output_dir):
+
+    try:
+        with open(template_script_path, 'r') as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        print(f"Error: Template script '{template_script_path}' not found.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error reading template script '{template_script_path}': {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    definitions = [
+        '\n',
+        f'ZMQ_PORT_NAME = "{zmq_port_name_val}"\n',
+        f'ZMQ_PORT = "{zmq_port_val}"\n',
+        '\n'
+    ]
+
+    insert_index = 0
+    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
+        stripped_line = line.strip()
+        if stripped_line.startswith('import ') or stripped_line.startswith('from '):
+            insert_index = i + 1
+        elif insert_index > 0 and stripped_line and not stripped_line.startswith('#'):
+            break
+    if insert_index == 0 and lines and lines[0].startswith('#!'):
+        insert_index = 1
+
+    modified_lines = lines[:insert_index] + definitions + lines[insert_index:]
+
+    # Determine output filename
+    base_template_name = os.path.basename(template_script_path)
+    template_root, template_ext = os.path.splitext(base_template_name)
+    output_filename = f"{template_root}{template_ext}"
+    output_script_path = os.path.join(output_dir, output_filename)
+
+    try:
+        if not os.path.exists(output_dir):
+            os.makedirs(output_dir)
+            print(f"Created output directory: {output_dir}")
+
+        with open(output_script_path, 'w') as f:
+            f.writelines(modified_lines)
+        
+        print(f"Successfully created '{output_script_path}' with:")
+        print(f"  ZMQ_PORT_NAME = \"{zmq_port_name_val}\"")
+        print(f"  ZMQ_PORT = \"{zmq_port_val}\"")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error writing output script '{output_script_path}': {e}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 5:
+        print("Usage: python3 copy_with_port_portname.py <New_ZMQ_PORT_NAME> <New_ZMQ_PORT> <TEMPLATE_SCRIPT_PATH> <OUTPUT_DIRECTORY>")
+        print("Example: python3 copy_with_port_portname.py FUNBODY_REP_1 \"2355\" \"./templates/funbody_base.py\" \"./generated_scripts/\"")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    new_port_name_arg = sys.argv[1]
+    new_bind_address_arg = sys.argv[2]
+    template_script_path_arg = sys.argv[3]
+    output_directory_arg = sys.argv[4]
+
+    create_modified_script(template_script_path_arg, new_port_name_arg, new_bind_address_arg, output_directory_arg)
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