I could use some help making this Python code run faster using only Python code.

[Paul Rubin]

Python Maniac <raychorn at hotmail.com> writes:
> I am new to Python however I would like some feedback from those who
> know more about Python than I do at this time.

Use the array module and do 32-bit or 64-bit operations with it.
See http://nightsong.com/phr/crypto/p3.py for a more serious
encryption module written that way.