Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

"Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > s += chr(reduce(operator.xor, ar)) > Yikes! - someday soon I am going to read the docs on what reduce does... Reduce just intersperses an operator over a sequence. For example, reduce(operator.add, (a,b,c,d,e)) is a+b+c+d+e. > Won't this

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

"Paul Rubin" wrote: > "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > s = 'some string that needs a bcc appended' > > ar = array.array('B',s) > > bcc = 0 > > for x in ar[:]: > > bcc ^= x > > ar.append(bcc) > > s=ar.tostring() > > Untested: > > import operator

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Harlin Seritt wrote: >Hi... > >I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' >and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read >the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text >editor. I'd also like to be able to read the binary f

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Neil Cerutti wrote: > Woah! You better quadruple it instead. > How about Double Pig Latin? > No, wait! Use the feared UDPLUD code. > You go Ubbi Dubbi to Pig Latin, and then Ubbi Dubbi again. > Let's see here... Ubububythubububonubpubay > That's what I call ubububeautubububifubububulbubay. That

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

"Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > s = 'some string that needs a bcc appended' > ar = array.array('B',s) > bcc = 0 > for x in ar[:]: > bcc ^= x > ar.append(bcc) > s=ar.tostring() Untested: import operator s = 'some string that needs a bcc appended' ar = array.array('B',s) s +=

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

"Steven D'Aprano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:18:07 +0200, Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: > > > I would xor each char in it with 'U' as a mild form of obfuscation... > > I've often wished this would work. > > >>> 'a' ^ 'U' > Traceback (most recent call last): > File "", line

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > For a short string like "Python", using an array is a tiny bit slower, at > the cost of more complex code if you're converting a long string, > using array is faster. If it is a short string, it doesn't make much > difference. I modified your array

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:29:13 -0800, Paul Rubin wrote: > Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Arrays don't support XOR any more than strings do. What's the advantage to >> using the array module if you still have to jump through hoops to get it >> to work? > > It's a lot faster. Sometim

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Arrays don't support XOR any more than strings do. What's the advantage to > using the array module if you still have to jump through hoops to get it > to work? It's a lot faster. Sometimes that matters. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyt

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:18:07 +0200, Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: > I would xor each char in it with 'U' as a mild form of obfuscation... I've often wished this would work. >>> 'a' ^ 'U' Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 1, in ? TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for ^: 'str' an

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:55:22 +, Jussi Salmela wrote: >> For extra security, you can encode the string with rot13 twice. >> >> >> > > Like this? ;) > > >>> s = "Python" ; u = unicode(s, "ascii") ; u > u'Python' > >>> u.encode('rot13') > 'Clguba' > >>> u.encode('rot13').encode('rot13')

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On 2007-02-22, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-02-22, Ganesan Rajagopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I am hoping to have it show up some weird un-readable text. >>> And then of course be able to convert it right back to a >>> string. Is this even possible? >> >> Looks like yo

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On 2007-02-22, Jussi Salmela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Steven D'Aprano kirjoitti: >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:46:19 -0800, Harlin Seritt wrote: >> WARNING: THIS IS NOT A STRONG ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM. It is just a nuisance for someone that really wants to decrypt the string. But it

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Steven D'Aprano kirjoitti: > On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:46:19 -0800, Harlin Seritt wrote: > >>> WARNING: THIS IS NOT A STRONG ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM. It is just a >>> nuisance for someone that really wants to decrypt the string. But >>> it might work for your application. >>> >>> -Larry >> Thanks Larry

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:46:19 -0800, Harlin Seritt wrote: >> WARNING: THIS IS NOT A STRONG ENCRYPTION ALGORITHM. It is just a >> nuisance for someone that really wants to decrypt the string. But >> it might work for your application. >> >> -Larry > > Thanks Larry! I was looking for something more

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > print base64.decodestring(open('sambleb.conf', 'r').read()) > It'll only remain obfuscated for about 30 seconds after even a > mildly curious user looks at the file. You could use the mult127 function, self-inverting like its better known but more easi

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Harlin Seritt kirjoitti: > Hi... > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text > editor. I'd also like to be able to read the

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

"Harlin Seritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text > editor. I'd also like t

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

> Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> print base64.decodestring(open('sambleb.conf', 'r').read()) > It'll only remain obfuscated for about 30 seconds after even a > mildly curious user looks at the file. It depends on the requirement. If the intention is to just to discourage someon

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On 2007-02-22, Ganesan Rajagopal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I am hoping to have it show up some weird un-readable text. >> And then of course be able to convert it right back to a >> string. Is this even possible? > > Looks like you just want to obfuscate the string. How about > this? > > impor

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

> "Harlin" == Harlin Seritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I tried doing this: > text = 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > open('sambleb.conf', 'wb').write(text) > Afterwards, I was able to successfully open the file with a text > editor and it showed: > 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On 2007-02-22, Harlin Seritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Try opening your file in the 'wb' mode. > I tried doing this: > > text = 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > > open('sambleb.conf', 'wb').write(text) > > Afterwards, I was able to successfully open the file with a text > editor and it s

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Feb 21, 5:50 pm, "Harlin Seritt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi... > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text > editor.

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Feb 21, 7:12 pm, Larry Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harlin Seritt wrote: > > Hi... > > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > > the string in case they were try to open in somethin

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On Feb 21, 7:02 pm, "Colin J. Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harlin Seritt wrote: > > Hi... > > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > > the string in case they were try to open in

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Harlin Seritt wrote: > Hi... > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text > editor. I'd also like to be able to read the bin

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

On 2007-02-21, Harlin Seritt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to take a string like > 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' and write it to a file in > binary forms -- this way a user cannot read the string in case > they were try to open in something like ascii text editor. Why wouldn't t

Re: Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Harlin Seritt wrote: > Hi... > > I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' > and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read > the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text > editor. I'd also like to be able to read the bin

Convert to binary and convert back to strings

Hi... I would like to take a string like 'supercalifragilisticexpialidocius' and write it to a file in binary forms -- this way a user cannot read the string in case they were try to open in something like ascii text editor. I'd also like to be able to read the binary formed data back into string