diff --git a/data analysis/__pycache__/analysis.cpython-37.pyc b/data analysis/__pycache__/analysis.cpython-37.pyc
index 3623dd04..a0630c0e 100644
Binary files a/data analysis/__pycache__/analysis.cpython-37.pyc and b/data analysis/__pycache__/analysis.cpython-37.pyc differ
diff --git a/data analysis/analysis.py b/data analysis/analysis.py
index ca087419..ad72d214 100644
--- a/data analysis/analysis.py	
+++ b/data analysis/analysis.py	
@@ -145,9 +145,8 @@ class error(ValueError):
 
 def _init_device (setting, arg): #initiates computation device for ANNs
     if setting == "cuda":
-        temp = setting + ":" + str(arg)
         try: 
-            return torch.device(temp if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
+            return torch.device(setting + ":" + str(arg) if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu")
         except:
             raise error("could not assign cuda or cpu")
     elif setting == "cpu":