Python Challenge ahead [NEW] for riddle lovers

[Roel Schroeven]

Dan Christensen wrote:

> Roel Schroeven <rschroev_nospam_ml at fastmail.fm> writes:
> 
> 
>>Chris McAloney wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>Okay, so I've been working on level seven for a LONG time now.  I've
>>>decoded the first message to get the hint for the next level.  Using the
>>>same tactics, then I decode the hint as well, but there are non-printable
>>>characters.  I've tried stripping out those characters, quoting them to
>>>include in the URL and various anagrams of the printable characters, but
>>>nothing works.  Does anybody have any suggestions?
>>
>>I just took a guess for the first of those non-printable characters, and 
>>proceeded from there. I thought it was going to be too simplistic, but 
>>it worked. And fortunately my first guess was the right one.
> 
> 
> Hmm, I didn't get any non-printable characters, just a regular English
> word to be used to get to level 8.  I think you guys must be doing
> something wrong...

Indeed, and I found out what was wrong. The puzzle is much nicer now.

-- 
If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood
on the shoulders of giants.  -- Isaac Newton

Roel Schroeven