Encrypting a short string?

[Steve Holden]

Roy Smith wrote:
> In article <mailman.993.1203474309.9267.python-list at python.org>,
>  Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> 
>> Of course, but ROT13 ^ (2n*1) is equivalent to ROT13 for all positive 
>> integer n.
> 
> Why restrict that to positive integers?  I believe it works for all 
> integers.  But I do think you meant 2n+1, not 2n*1.

Yes, I did. "*" and "+" are much closer in my mind than they are on the 
keyboard :-)

regards
  Steve
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