code: def check_parameter_similarity(files_dict):
      
      try:
          parameter_names = files_dict.itervalues().next().keys()  # get the parameter names of the first file, to check if these are the same in the other files
      except AttributeError:  # if there is no parameter at all
          if any(i is not None for i in files_dict.itervalues()):  # check if there is also no parameter for the other files
              return False
          else:
              return True
      if any(parameter_names != i.keys() for i in files_dict.itervalues()):
          return False
      return True
docs: Checks if the parameter names of all files are similar. Takes the dictionary from get_parameter_from_files output as input.