Encode string into its original uncoded form

Question

Hi programmers. I‘m relatively new to python and I‘m doing a course in my university to learn it. I have to following problem. I have to encode the following type of strings:

H-VCG EIEOS L--D- LLEI- OONN-

It should be: ‚HELLO I LOVE ENCODINGS‘

I already have the following function:

def decode(input_string):

mylist = [ ]
string = ""

mylist.append(input_string[0])

for i in range(len(input_string)):
if(input_string[i] == ' '):
mylist.append(input_string[i+1])

for i in mylist:
string += i

return string

THIS RETURNS ONLY THE STRING ‚HELLO‘

THE FOLLOWING STRINGS SHOULD ALSO WORK WITH THIS FUNCTION:

assert_equal(decode("H-VCG EIEOS L--D- LLEI- OONN-"), 'HELLO I LOVE ENCODINGS‘)
assert_equal(decode("NHRHA OA-IG BLRSE OLE-- D-AM- YEDE- -V-S- SETS-"), 'NOBODY SHALL EVER READ THIS MESSAGE')

Thank you for any solutions or tips!!

Answer 1

my solution:

https://code.sololearn.com/cXgRq30jjjKD/?ref=app

Answer 2

thank you :)