Cipher Tools

This is a python library that contains some tools for making ciphers. In was originaly made of use at a childrens workshop at PyCon UK 2019.

Installation

Run the following to install:

pip install cipher-tools

Usage

Shift

Shift some text by an arbitrary amount. Text case is preserved.

Code:

from cipher_tools import shift

shifted_text = shift("AbCdEfgYZ", 2)
print(shifted_text)

Output:

CdEfGhiAB

Rot13

You can encrypt / decrypt text using rot13.

Code:

from cipher_tools import rot13

# Apply Rot13 to a phrase
cipher_text = rot13("Hello, World!")
print(cipher_text)

Output:

Uryyb, Jbeyq!

Code:

from cipher_tools import rot13

# Decrtpt the text
plain_text = rot13("Uryyb, Jbeyq!")
print(plain_text)

Output:

Hello, World!