Python/ciphers/simple_substitution_cipher.py
2018-10-20 14:45:08 -05:00

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Python

from __future__ import print_function
import sys, random
LETTERS = 'ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ'
def main():
message = input('Enter message: ')
key = 'LFWOAYUISVKMNXPBDCRJTQEGHZ'
resp = input('Encrypt/Decrypt [e/d]: ')
checkValidKey(key)
if resp.lower().startswith('e'):
mode = 'encrypt'
translated = encryptMessage(key, message)
elif resp.lower().startswith('d'):
mode = 'decrypt'
translated = decryptMessage(key, message)
print('\n%sion: \n%s' % (mode.title(), translated))
def checkValidKey(key):
keyList = list(key)
lettersList = list(LETTERS)
keyList.sort()
lettersList.sort()
if keyList != lettersList:
sys.exit('Error in the key or symbol set.')
def encryptMessage(key, message):
"""
>>> encryptMessage('LFWOAYUISVKMNXPBDCRJTQEGHZ', 'Harshil Darji')
'Ilcrism Olcvs'
"""
return translateMessage(key, message, 'encrypt')
def decryptMessage(key, message):
"""
>>> decryptMessage('LFWOAYUISVKMNXPBDCRJTQEGHZ', 'Ilcrism Olcvs')
'Harshil Darji'
"""
return translateMessage(key, message, 'decrypt')
def translateMessage(key, message, mode):
translated = ''
charsA = LETTERS
charsB = key
if mode == 'decrypt':
charsA, charsB = charsB, charsA
for symbol in message:
if symbol.upper() in charsA:
symIndex = charsA.find(symbol.upper())
if symbol.isupper():
translated += charsB[symIndex].upper()
else:
translated += charsB[symIndex].lower()
else:
translated += symbol
return translated
def getRandomKey():
key = list(LETTERS)
random.shuffle(key)
return ''.join(key)
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()