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"""
Assignment 1: Cryptography
Course: CS 92SI
Name: Quint Underwood
Date: 9 October 2015

Replace this with a description of the program.
"""

def encrypt_caesar(plaintext):
"""
Encrypts plaintext using a Caesar cipher.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
shift = int(input("By how many letters do you want to shift? "))

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By defn, caesar cipher always shifts 3 :D

encoded_phrase = ""
for letter in plaintext:
letter = chr(ord(letter) + shift)
if letter > 'z':
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You run into a problem here with uppercase characters because 'Z' + 3 will still be less than 'z'

letter = chr(ord(letter) - 26)
encoded_phrase += letter
#print(encoded_phrase.upper())
return(encoded_phrase.upper())


def decrypt_caesar(ciphertext):
"""
Decrypts a ciphertext using a Caesar cipher.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
shift = int(input("How many letters was this phrase shifted when it was encoded? "))

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Same thing here

decoded_phrase = ""
for letter in ciphertext:
letter = chr(ord(letter) - shift)
if letter < 'a':
letter = chr(ord(letter) + 26)
decoded_phrase += letter
return(decoded_phrase.upper())

def encrypt_vigenere(plaintext, keyword):
"""
Encrypts plaintext using a Vigenere cipher with a keyword.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
encoded_phrase = ""
length = len(keyword)
i=0
for letter in plaintext:
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You could avoid declaring i above as a separate counter with python's enumerate utility:
for i, letter in enumerate(plaintext)

letter = chr(ord(letter) + ord(keyword[i%length]) - ord('a'))
if letter > 'z':
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Nice job using the comparator builtin for chars

letter = chr(ord(letter) - 26)
encoded_phrase += letter
i += 1
return (encoded_phrase)



def decrypt_vigenere(ciphertext, keyword):
"""
Decrypts ciphertext using a Vigenere cipher with a keyword.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
decoded_phrase = ""
length = len(keyword)
i=0
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Ditto as above

for letter in ciphertext:
letter = chr(ord(letter) - ord(keyword[i%length]) + ord('a'))
if letter < 'a':
letter = chr(ord(letter) + 26)
decoded_phrase += letter
i += 1
return (decoded_phrase)


def encrypt_railfence(plaintext, num_rails):
"""
Encrypts plaintext using a railfence cipher.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
divisor = 2 * num_rails - 2
encoded_phrase = ""
rails = [[letter for n, letter in enumerate(plaintext) if ((n+i) % divisor == 0 or (n-i) % divisor == 0)] for i in range(num_rails)]
for rail in rails:
for element in rail:
encoded_phrase += element
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You can actually simplify this with a nested list comprehension:
encoded_phrase = [elem for elem in rail for rail in rails]

return(encoded_phrase)

def decrypt_railfence(ciphertext, num_rails):
"""
Encrypts plaintext using a railfence cipher.
Add more implementation details here.
"""

divisor = 2 * num_rails - 2
print("divisor= ", divisor)
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We encourage you to remove debugging prints before submitting

length = len(ciphertext)
decoded_phrase = [None]*length
print(decoded_phrase)
print ("ciphertext length=", length)
rail_length = [length//divisor + 1 if (i < (num_rails - 1) and i > 0) else (length//divisor) for i in range(num_rails)]
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Would strongly suggest trying to decompose some of the logic here


print (rail_length)

for i in range(length % divisor):
if i < num_rails - 1:
rail_length[i] += 1
else:
rail_length[num_rails-1 - (i % (divisor//2))] += 1

print (rail_length)

n=0
for i in range(num_rails):
decoded_phrase[i]=ciphertext[n]
n+=1
print("i loop n: ",n)
for j in range(rail_length[i]-2):
print("small", (j+1)*divisor-i)
print("j loop n: ", n)
decoded_phrase[(j+1)*divisor-i] = ciphertext[n]
if (j+1)*divisor+1 < len(ciphertext)-1:
print("big", (j+1)*divisor+1)
decoded_phrase[(j+1)*divisor+i] = ciphertext[n+1]
n+=1
print("if loop n: ",n)
n+=1
return(decoded_phrase)



def read_from_file(filename):
"""
Reads and returns content from a file.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
pass # Your implementation here



def write_to_file(filename, content):
"""
Writes content to a file.
Add more implementation details here.
"""
pass # Your implementation here


def run_suite():
"""
Runs a single iteration of the cryptography suite.

Asks the user for input text from a string or file, whether to encrypt
or decrypt, what tool to use, and where to show the output.
"""
print("*Input*")
input_method = input("(F)ile or (S)tring? ")
if input_method == 'S' or 's':
text = input("Enter the string to encrypt/decrypt: ").lower()
elif input_method == 'F' or 'f':
file_path = input("Please enter a file name: ")
with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
text = f.read()
else:
print("You did not enter in a correct input method.")

print("*Transform*")
direction = input("(E)ncrypt or (D)ecrypt? ").upper()
encrypt_type = input("(C)aesar, (V)igenere, or (R)ailfence? ").upper()

print("*Output*")
if direction == 'E':
if encrypt_type == 'C':
print(encrypt_caesar(text))
elif encrypt_type == 'V':
passkey = input("Passkey? ")
print(encrypt_vigenere(text, passkey))
else:
num_rails = int(input("Number of rails? "))
print(encrypt_railfence(text, num_rails))
else:
if encrypt_type == 'C':
print(decrypt_caesar(text))
elif encrypt_type == 'V':
passkey = input("Passkey? ")
print(decrypt_vigenere(text, passkey))
else:
num_rails = int(input("Number of rails? "))
print(decrypt_railfence(text, num_rails))



# Do not modify code beneath this point.
def should_continue():
"""
Asks the user whether they would like to continue.
Responses that begin with a `Y` return True. (case-insensitively)
Responses that begin with a `N` return False. (case-insensitively)
All other responses (including '') cause a reprompt.
"""
choice = input("Again (Y/N)? ").upper()
while not choice or choice[0] not in ['Y', 'N']:
choice = input("Please enter either 'Y' or 'N'. Again (Y/N)? ").upper()
return choice[0] == 'Y'


def main():
"""Harness for the Cryptography Suite"""
print("Welcome to the Cryptography Suite!")
run_suite()
while should_continue():
run_suite()
print("Goodbye!")


if __name__ == '__main__':
"""This block is run if and only if the Python script is invoked from the
command line."""
main()