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| From | John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! |
| Date | 2012-12-10 22:59 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
| Message-ID | <ka5pfp$ge0$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <d6779e35-32b8-417a-abf9-72454573bf56@googlegroups.com> |
In <d6779e35-32b8-417a-abf9-72454573bf56@googlegroups.com> qbailey@ihets.org writes:
> """ crypto.py
> Implements a simple substitution cypher
> """
> alpha = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
> key = "XPMGTDHLYONZBWEARKJUFSCIQV"
> def main():
> keepGoing = True
> while keepGoing:
> response = menu()
> if response == "1":
> plain = raw_input("text to be encoded: ")
> print encode(plain)
> elif response == "2":
> coded = raw_input("code to be decyphered: ")
> print decode(coded)
> elif response == "0":
> print "Thanks for doing secret spy stuff with me."
> keepGoing = False
> else:
> print "I don't know what you want to do..."
> i really need help on how to encrypt it im not sure how to go about doing
> that please help.
def encode(plain):
'''Return a substituted version of the plain text.'''
encoded = ''
for ch in plain:
encoded += key[alpha.index(ch)]
return encoded
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String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! qbailey@ihets.org - 2012-12-10 14:38 -0800
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! John Gordon <gordon@panix.com> - 2012-12-10 22:59 +0000
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-12-11 14:30 -0500
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> - 2012-12-11 15:52 -0500
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Tim Delaney <timothy.c.delaney@gmail.com> - 2012-12-12 08:34 +1100
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Vlastimil Brom <vlastimil.brom@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 00:25 +0100
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-12-11 10:36 +1100
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! duncan smith <buzzard@invalid.invalid> - 2012-12-11 16:39 +0000
Re: String manipulation in python..NEED HELP!!!! Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2012-12-11 22:21 +0000
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