diff --git a/processing/post/addGaussian.py b/processing/post/addGaussian.py
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--- a/processing/post/addGaussian.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-import os
-import sys
-from io import StringIO
-from optparse import OptionParser
-
-from scipy import ndimage
-
-import damask
-
-
-scriptName = os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(__file__))[0]
-scriptID   = ' '.join([scriptName,damask.version])
-
-
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-#                                MAIN
-# --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-parser = OptionParser(option_class=damask.extendableOption, usage='%prog option [ASCIItable(s)]', description = """
-Add column(s) containing Gaussian filtered values of requested column(s).
-Operates on periodic and non-periodic ordered three-dimensional data sets.
-For details see scipy.ndimage documentation.
-
-""", version = scriptID)
-
-parser.add_option('-p','--pos','--periodiccellcenter',
-                  dest = 'pos',
-                  type = 'string', metavar = 'string',
-                  help = 'label of coordinates [%default]')
-parser.add_option('-s','--scalar',
-                  dest = 'labels',
-                  action = 'extend', metavar = '<string LIST>',
-                  help = 'label(s) of scalar field values')
-parser.add_option('-o','--order',
-                  dest = 'order',
-                  type = int,
-                  metavar = 'int',
-                  help = 'order of the filter [%default]')
-parser.add_option('--sigma',
-                  dest = 'sigma',
-                  type = float,
-                  metavar = 'float',
-                  help = 'standard deviation [%default]')
-parser.add_option('--periodic',
-                  dest = 'periodic',
-                  action = 'store_true',
-                  help = 'assume periodic grain structure')
-
-
-
-parser.set_defaults(pos = 'pos',
-                    order = 0,
-                    sigma = 1,
-                   )
-
-(options,filenames) = parser.parse_args()
-if filenames == []: filenames = [None]
-
-if options.labels is None: parser.error('no data column specified.')
-
-for name in filenames:
-    damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
-
-    table = damask.Table.load(StringIO(''.join(sys.stdin.read())) if name is None else name)
-    damask.grid_filters.coord0_check(table.get(options.pos))
-
-    for label in options.labels:
-        table = table.add('Gauss{}({})'.format(options.sigma,label),
-                          ndimage.filters.gaussian_filter(table.get(label).reshape(-1),
-                                                          options.sigma,options.order,
-                                                          mode = 'wrap' if options.periodic else 'nearest'),
-                          scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
-
-    table.save((sys.stdout if name is None else name), legacy=True)