[Tutor] [TUTOR]Code Deciphering(Re-sent)

[Calle]

On 15 December 2011 23:37, Calle <Calle_Python at live.se> wrote:
>>>>I was wondering, how do you use Python to decipher codes? It feels like 
>>>>it should be pretty simple, but I haven't found any tutorials about it 
>>>>yet.
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>>> What kind of codes? Or do you mean ciphers? Generally speaking, a code
>>> represent letters or numbers in transmitting a message. In other
>>> words, a code deals with phrases and sentences or whole words. Example
>>> "steal the cabbage at dawn" could mean "kill the king on wednesday".
>>>
>>> A cipher deals with letters. It is a message written in letters in a
>>> predetermined code. This means that a cipher is a system of
>>> communication that uses letters instead of phrases. Examples being the
>>> standard Caesar cipher where "APPLE" might be written "BQQMB" (ie,
>>> shifted one letter to the right).
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> best regards,
>>> Robert S.
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> >Sorry, I meant ciphers. How would a basic script for solving
>> move-one-step-to-the-right ciphers look like?
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>Weeeell... There are different ways to solve that, but show us what
>you've come up with so far and we might be able to point you in the
>right direction. You won't learn anything by getting the answer posted
>and just copy-paste it for whatever (nefarious) use you need it;
>you'll learn a lot more if you work toward the solution yourself. I'll
>just point you in the direction of ASCII values for now.
>
>-- 
>best regards,
>Robert S.
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Well, I don't really know where to begin. I tried looking at other peoples
code and write something based on that, but it ended up being too similair
to the original code... I could show you what I came up with using
pseudo-code.

Get the cipher from user.
Use ord() to convert into numbers.
Add number to a new string while at the same time making it into a letter
using chr().
Repeat 25 times and print the results.

Am I on the right track with this or should I re-think?

//
Calle