CrackingCodes.Ch01 package

Submodules

CrackingCodes.Ch01.PracticeQuestions module

Chapter 1 Practice Questions.

Answers Chapter 1 Practice Questions via Python code.

Notes

  • Contains spoilers from Chapter 5 (caesar cipher), Chapter 6 (caesar hacker), and Chapter 7 (functions)
  • Corrections submitted for Questions 1, 3, 4, and 5
CrackingCodes.Ch01.PracticeQuestions.main()[source]

CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarCipher module

Caesar Cipher improved.

Rewritten as function with wrapper functions for importing.

Note

Contains spoilers from Chapter 5 (caesarCipher) and Chapter 7 (functions)

CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarCipher.caesarCipher(key: int, message: str, mode: str) → str[source]

Implement caesar cipher.

Encrypts or decrypts given message with given key depending on given mode.

Parameters:
  • key – Key to use for [de|en]cryption.
  • message – Message to encrypt/decrypt.
  • mode – Specifies encryption or decryption.
Returns:

Encrypted/decrypted message string.

Example

>>> from pythontutorials.books.CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarCipher import caesarCipher
>>> caesarCipher(4, 'IMPIETY: YOUR IRREVERENCE TOWARD MY DEITY.', 'encrypt')
'MQTMIXc:AcSYVAMVVIZIVIRGIAXSaEVHAQcAHIMXcD'
CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarCipher.decryptMessage(key: int, message: str) → str[source]

Decrypts encrypted caesar cipher.

Wrapper function that calls caesarCipher() to decrypt given message with given key.

Parameters:
  • key – Key to use to decrypt message.
  • message – Message to decrypt.
Returns:

Decrypted message string.
CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarCipher.encryptMessage(key: int, message: str) → str[source]

Encrypts message with caesar cipher.

Wrapper function that calls caesarCipher() to encrypt given message with given key.

Parameters:
  • key – Key to use to encrypt message.
  • message – Message to encrypt.
Returns:

Encrypted message string.

CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarHacker module

Caesar Hacker improved.

Rewritten as function for importing.

Note

Contains spoilers from Chapter 6 (caesarHacker) and Chapter 7 (functions)

CrackingCodes.Ch01.caesarHacker.hackCaesar(message: str) → None[source]

Hacks caesar cipher.

Loops through and displays every possible key.

Parameters:message – Message to be decrypted.
Returns:Prints each decryption with every possible key.

CrackingCodes.Ch01.constants module

Configuration file with global variables.

Mainly contains definition of every possible encryptable symbol.

CrackingCodes.Ch01.constants.SYMBOLS

Every possible symbol that can be encrypted.

Type:str

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