Builds a 1.3GB file full of random values. Used for testing transfer speeds. Update the # of rows to make a even chonkier file.

big-ole-file.py

# This is not an original work, but crafted based on: https://gist.github.com/momota/ba302f0f0720ff5b2445fb81820c5b82
# I updated it to make a file closer to the size I needed consistantly. All praise goes to: @momota and @andrewFarley for
# The original gist.

import csv
import random

# 1000000 and 62 == roughly 1.3GB (will take a bit of time, go get a coffee)
rows = 1200000
columns = 62

def generate_random_row(col):
    a = []
    l = [i]
    for j in range(col):
        l.append(random.random())
    a.append(l)
    return a

if __name__ == '__main__':
    f = open('sample.csv', 'w')
    w = csv.writer(f, lineterminator='\n')
    for i in range(rows):
        w.writerows(generate_random_row(columns))
    f.close()