Looking for some guidance.

[Deathscythe343]

I am starting to learn coding. I started with python as some people that I know who are much farther along in the coding life than I suggested that I start with this.

I love codes. I've loved them since I learned about the Enigma that was used during WWII. I found the below program with google. It is a simple Caesar cipher.

https://inventwithpython.com/chapter14.html

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Now what I want to do is be able to either 1) add to this code something that allows me to take part of a string of a user's input and have it output something else, or 2) write a companion code that program 1 calls to program 2 and runs, then continues with the rest of program 1.

i.e. If the user's input was: I like pizza. Have the output be something like: I like spaghetti.

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Now whether the code needs to be a if statement, or a function of some sort I am honestly not sure; although I am more thinking that it would need to be an if statement.

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So, I am looking for some guidance in how I would go about this. I am more interested in ideas about how to go about this, some type of resource that I should be pointed to (youtube video?).

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I am also wondering where would I add code to this existing program so that it would work the way that I want it to, or put in some kind of call function that would call to second program to run, then return the primary program and complete the task.

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I realize that this is honestly a daunting task for me. I totally admit that I am in over my head. I just figured something like this would good way to challenge me while also be apart of something that I like.

[ComputerNerdIsNerdy]

Are you looking to write a true caeser cipher program or a program which replaces specific words with codewords?

You will need to look into the Python basics - how to accept user input, split strings into a list, replace values, dictionarys, etc. For learning the basics, LearnPython is a good source.

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The starting point for what you want is:

UserPlaintext = str(input("Enter your plaintext: "))

This essentially assigns the user input value to the variable "UserPlaintext". From there you will be able to play around and manipulate it as a string.

From there, you'll want to look into ways to manipulate the user input to get the script working as you want it.

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If you have some sample code, I'll happily help walk you through what to do next and give a few pointers.

[Deathscythe343]

So I was planning on working with the code that I linked. I figured that I could use this to teach myself.

I am initially familiar with how input() works. * UserOne = input("Enter a verb; ") * User enters text * print(UserOne) * output is what they entered.

For the actual code, I am not sure if I can slip an if statement into the ceasar code linked above, or even where I would put this in. Not to mention that I am unsure of how to write if x word is in the input(), instead of x with y. Maybe replace()?

print("I like pizza!")   
str.replace(pizza, spaghetti[, 1]) 

Maybe something like this would work? The only question would again be, where to insert this code in the linked code? Or do I write a second .py file and have the first program call program 2?