[Tutor] [TUTOR]Code Deciphering

[Robert Sjoblom]

> 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.

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).
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best regards,
Robert S.