import math """ In cryptography, the TRANSPOSITION cipher is a method of encryption where the positions of plaintext are shifted a certain number(determined by the key) that follows a regular system that results in the permuted text, known as the encrypted text. The type of transposition cipher demonstrated under is the ROUTE cipher. """ def main() -> None: message = input("Enter message: ") key = int(input(f"Enter key [2-{len(message) - 1}]: ")) mode = input("Encryption/Decryption [e/d]: ") if mode.lower().startswith("e"): text = encrypt_message(key, message) elif mode.lower().startswith("d"): text = decrypt_message(key, message) # Append pipe symbol (vertical bar) to identify spaces at the end. print(f"Output:\n{text + '|'}") def encrypt_message(key: int, message: str) -> str: """ >>> encrypt_message(6, 'Harshil Darji') 'Hlia rDsahrij' """ cipher_text = [""] * key for col in range(key): pointer = col while pointer < len(message): cipher_text[col] += message[pointer] pointer += key return "".join(cipher_text) def decrypt_message(key: int, message: str) -> str: """ >>> decrypt_message(6, 'Hlia rDsahrij') 'Harshil Darji' """ num_cols = math.ceil(len(message) / key) num_rows = key num_shaded_boxes = (num_cols * num_rows) - len(message) plain_text = [""] * num_cols col = 0 row = 0 for symbol in message: plain_text[col] += symbol col += 1 if (col == num_cols) or ( (col == num_cols - 1) and (row >= num_rows - num_shaded_boxes) ): col = 0 row += 1 return "".join(plain_text) if __name__ == "__main__": import doctest doctest.testmod() main()