ps(samplerate = 100.0, length = 100, amplitude=32, frequency=1)

(produces one cycle in 100 samples)

ps(samplerate = 50.0, length = 100, amplitude=32, frequency=0.5)

(produces the same output)

from math import sin, pi

def ps(length, samplerate, amplitude, frequency, bias=1.0):
xarray = range(length)
print (xarray)
yarray = []
for i in xarray:
yarray+=[sin(2.0*pi*((float(frequency)*float(i))/float(samplerate)))+bias]
print (yarray)
for i in yarray:
print(int(round(i*amplitude))*"*")

return