import math num_points = 256 max_val = 255 line_length = 16 points_bump = [] for ix in range(0,num_points): val = math.ceil(math.sin(math.pi * (ix/num_points)) * max_val) points_bump.append(val) c = 0 for val in points_bump: print (val, end=', ') c += 1 if c > line_length -1: print('') c = 0