def process_parameters(self, initial_settings, _saved_settings=None):
        """
        Process information to properly set the initial settings
        """
        if initial_settings.R_value_used:
            R_str = "R"
        else:
            R_str = ""

        num_binding_sites = initial_settings.num_binding_sites.get()

        solutes, charges = self.get_settings(initial_settings)

        print 'making script with num binding sties= ', num_binding_sites
        QR_str = "single Q" + R_str

        # make the script for the Eyring rate model
        print 'mpmath used = ', initial_settings.mpmath_used
        if initial_settings.mpmath_used:
            math_package = 'mpmath'
        else:
            math_package = 'numpy'
        print 'math package: ', math_package
        _eyring_rate_script = script_maker.make_template(math_package, num_binding_sites,
                                                         solutes, charges, QR_str)
        with open("eyring_rate_script.py", "w") as _file:
            _file.write(_eyring_rate_script)
        _file.close()
        reload(eyring_rate_script)

        self.set_parameters(solutes, initial_settings.charges,
                            initial_settings.num_binding_sites.get(), _saved_settings)
                   'GCa': [8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8],
                   'GMg': [8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8],
                   'GFe': [8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8],
                   'GBa': [8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8],
                   'GCd': [8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8, -12, 8]}
Qs = 30*[5]
Rs = 30*[0.5]

total_results_eig = []
total_results_svd = []
for num_binding_sites in range(1, 5):
    for num_ions in range(1, 5):
        print 'num barriers: ', num_binding_sites
        print 'num ions: ', num_ions
        # make the script make an eyring rate model and save it to test_script.py
        eyring_rate_script = tm.make_template('numpy', num_binding_sites, ions[:num_ions], charges, 'full QR')
        with open("test_script.py", "w") as file:
            file.write(eyring_rate_script)
        file.close()

        # make a list of the electrical distances to update the energy_barriers dict with
        distance_buffer = 2 * (num_binding_sites + 1)
        distance = []
        for i in range(1, distance_buffer):
            distance.append(float(i)/distance_buffer)
        energy_barriers['distance'] = distance

        # call the erying rate model script made earlier
        results_eig, results_svd = test_script.eyring_rate_algo(voltages,
                                                                ion_conc,
                                                                energy_barriers,