diff --git a/processing/post/addSpectralDecomposition.py b/processing/post/addSpectralDecomposition.py
index 5909ca147..01371cede 100755
--- a/processing/post/addSpectralDecomposition.py
+++ b/processing/post/addSpectralDecomposition.py
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ for name in filenames:
         if options.rh: v[np.linalg.det(v) < 0.0,:,2] *= -1.0
 
         for i,o in enumerate(['Min','Mid','Max']):
-            table.add('eigval{}({})'.format(o,tensor),u[:,i],
-                      scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
+            table.add('eigval{}({})'.format(o,tensor),u[:,i],  scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
 
         for i,o in enumerate(['Min','Mid','Max']):
-            table.add('eigvec{}({})'.format(o,tensor),v[:,:,i],
-                      scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
+            table.add('eigvec{}({})'.format(o,tensor),v[:,:,i],scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
         
     table.to_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else name)
diff --git a/processing/post/scaleData.py b/processing/post/scaleData.py
index 58f853251..c6ce0a64e 100755
--- a/processing/post/scaleData.py
+++ b/processing/post/scaleData.py
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ for name in filenames:
     damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
 
     table = damask.Table.from_ASCII(StringIO(''.join(sys.stdin.read())) if name is None else name)
-    for i,label in enumerate(options.labels):
-        table.set(label,
-                  table.get(label)*float(options.factor[i]),
-                  scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
+    for label,factor in zip(options.labels,options.factor):
+        table.set(label,table.get(label)*float(factor),scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
 
     table.to_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else name)
diff --git a/processing/post/shiftData.py b/processing/post/shiftData.py
index 57b20fbd0..341a78c7e 100755
--- a/processing/post/shiftData.py
+++ b/processing/post/shiftData.py
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@ for name in filenames:
     damask.util.report(scriptName,name)
 
     table = damask.Table.from_ASCII(StringIO(''.join(sys.stdin.read())) if name is None else name)
-    for i,label in enumerate(options.labels):
-        table.set(label,
-                  table.get(label)+float(options.offset[i]),
-                  scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
+    for label,offset in zip(options.labels,options.offset):
+        table.set(label,table.get(label)+float(offset),scriptID+' '+' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
 
     table.to_ASCII(sys.stdout if name is None else name)