diff --git a/etc/scripts/freeze_and_update_reqs.py b/etc/scripts/freeze_and_update_reqs.py
index 4d9bcf8b184..822858b93aa 100644
--- a/etc/scripts/freeze_and_update_reqs.py
+++ b/etc/scripts/freeze_and_update_reqs.py
@@ -36,21 +36,13 @@
 import subprocess
 
 
-os.chdir(os.pardir) #go to etc
-os.chdir(os.pardir)  # go to scancode-toolkit
-cwd = os.getcwd()
-print("Current working directory:", cwd) 
-fp = open("requirements.txt", "wb")
-fp.close()
-
-
 def is_package_exist_with_hashes(package_name,hash_of_file):
     """ Check if any line in the file contains package with same hashes """
     # Open the file in read only mode
-    line_with_hash = package_name + " \\" + "\n" + "    --hash=sha256:"+ hash_of_file
-    with open("requirements.txt", 'r') as read_obj:
+    line_with_hash = "{} \\\n    --hash=sha256:{}".format(package_name,hash_of_file)
+    with open('requirements.txt') as file:
         # Read all lines in the file one by one
-        for line in read_obj:
+        for line in file:
             # For each line, check if line contains the package with same hashes
             if line_with_hash in line:
                 return True
@@ -59,10 +51,10 @@ def is_package_exist_with_hashes(package_name,hash_of_file):
 def is_package_exist_without_hashes(package_name):
     """ Check if any line in the file contains package without same hash """
     # Open the file in read only mode
-    line_with_hash = package_name + " \\" + "\n" 
-    with open("requirements.txt", 'r') as read_obj:
+    line_with_hash = "{} \\\n".format(package_name) 
+    with open('requirements.txt') as file:
         # Read all lines in the file one by one
-        for line in read_obj:
+        for line in file:
             # For each line, check if line contains the string
             if line_with_hash in line:
                 return True
@@ -70,22 +62,22 @@ def is_package_exist_without_hashes(package_name):
 
 
 def add_package(package_name,hash_of_file):
-    with open("requirements.txt", "a") as file_object:
+    with open('requirements.txt', 'a') as file:
     # Append package with hashes at the end of file
-        line = package_name + " \\" + "\n" + "    --hash=sha256:"+ hash_of_file + " \n"
-        file_object.write(line)
+        line = "{} \\\n    --hash=sha256:{}\n".format(package_name,hash_of_file)
+        file.write(line)
 
 def append_requirement_file(package_name,hash_of_file):
     if is_package_exist_with_hashes(package_name,hash_of_file):
         return
     else:
-        inputfile = open("requirements.txt", 'r').readlines()
-        write_file = open("requirements.txt",'w')
+        inputfile = open('requirements.txt').readlines()
+        write_file = open('requirements.txt','w')
         for line in inputfile:
             write_file.write(line)
-            lion= package_name + " \\" + "\n"
-            if lion in line:
-                new_line = "    --hash=sha256:"+ hash_of_file + " \\"        
+            current_line = "{} \\\n".format(package_name)
+            if current_line in line:
+                new_line = "    --hash=sha256:{} \\".format(hash_of_file)        
                 write_file.write(new_line + "\n") 
         write_file.close()
         
@@ -108,10 +100,14 @@ def hash_of_file(path):
     return hash.hexdigest()
 
 def main():
+    os.chdir(os.pardir) #go to etc
+    os.chdir(os.pardir)  # go to scancode-toolkit
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    print("Current working directory:", cwd) 
+    fp= open('requirements.txt','w') #Create empty file because it must exits before opening the file in read mode.
     for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(cwd+"/thirdparty"):
         for filename in files:
             filepath = subdir + os.sep + filename
-            print(filename)
             if filepath.endswith(".whl") and (fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*py3*") or fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*cp36*")):
                 name = filename.split('-')[0]
                 version = filename.split('-')[1]
@@ -133,6 +129,7 @@ def main():
                 if is_package_exist_without_hashes(package_name):
                     append_requirement_file(package_name,hs)       
                 else: add_package(package_name,hs)
+    fp.close()
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
diff --git a/github_release.py b/github_release.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c981caabcff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github_release.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2019 nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+# http://nexb.com and https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/
+# The ScanCode software is licensed under the Apache License version 2.0.
+# Data generated with ScanCode require an acknowledgment.
+# ScanCode is a trademark of nexB Inc.
+#
+# You may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed
+# under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
+# CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+#
+# When you publish or redistribute any data created with ScanCode or any ScanCode
+# derivative work, you must accompany this data with the following acknowledgment:
+#
+#  Generated with ScanCode and provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES
+#  OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. No content created from
+#  ScanCode should be considered or used as legal advice. Consult an Attorney
+#  for any legal advice.
+#  ScanCode is a free software code scanning tool from nexB Inc. and others.
+#  Visit https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/ for support and download.
+
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+import fnmatch
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+
+def main():
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
+    print("Current working directory:", cwd) 
+    subprocess.run(["pip3","install","github-release-retry"])
+    token = input ("Enter GITHUB_TOKEN :")
+
+    os.environ ["GITHUB_TOKEN"] = token
+
+    tag =  input ("Enter tag_name :")
+    repo = input ("Enter name of repository name :")
+    body = input ("Enter body string :")
+    user = input ("Enter Github user name :")
+    limit = input ("Enter retry limit :")
+    for subdir, dirs, files in os.walk(cwd+"/thirdparty"):
+        for filename in files:
+            if fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*py3*") or fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*cp36*") or (fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*tar.gz*") and not fnmatch.fnmatchcase(filename, "*py2*")):
+                filepath = subdir + os.sep + filename
+                subprocess.run(["python3","-m","github_release_retry.github_release_retry","--user",user,"--repo",repo,"--tag_name",tag,"--body_string",body,"--retry_limit",limit,filepath])
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+    
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