Conversion Program of strings to numbers

Question

I need help with writing a program that convert a string of letters to numbers.

I,m thinking of a criteria where a letter is given a numerical number according to its position in the alphabet

i.e A = 1, B = 2, …. etc

But where, special characters remain unchanged

Example:

Input: Bed-1#2%3

Output: 254-1#2%3

Answer 1

https://code.sololearn.com/c09941Zdev2E/?ref=app

Answer 2

Izaiah Kay ,

please link your code here so that we can see where the issue is.

Answer 3

Hint:
Depending of what you like more you could
- define a list or better a dictionary with all characters and its corresponding numbers / special characters;
- receive input string;
- define results string;
- and take from your list / dictionary the right item and add to the result;
- print the result.

For more try to code it and show your attempt here.

Answer 4

Lothar JaScript
I’m still working on it

Answer 5

Lothar JaScript I need some help

https://code.sololearn.com/cC2SBRhGO7iD/?ref=app

Answer 6

Izaiah Kay ,
You never defined the input_list what you try to use in below statement. I think you wanted have here the input string, you declared before.

output_list = [ str(get_index(x)) for x in list(input)]

Answer 7

Thanks JaScript . Got it

Answer 8

Happy coding Izaiah Kay !

Answer 9

JaScript I am just messing around with the code, its not a real encryption.Its just a foundation for an encryption i intend to code in future. I just named it that 😄

Answer 10

Whether and when this encription really works that can be seen, when do you can have a result from a decriptor, which is the same as the input string. Did you check it Izaiah Kay ?