funWithPython.py

# This is a Python file XD
import sys
import string
import base64

# Globals
def getAlphaToNumbersDict():
  alpha_to_numbers = {}
  for index, char in enumerate(string.ascii_lowercase, 1):
    alpha_to_numbers[char] = index % 10
  return alpha_to_numbers

def getSymbolDict():
  symbols = "!@#$%^&*()"
  symbolDict = {}
  for index, symbol in enumerate(symbols, 1):
    symbolDict[index] = symbol
  return symbolDict

alphaToNumberDict = getAlphaToNumbersDict()
symbolDict = getSymbolDict()

# Have fun!
def run():
  text = sys.argv[1]
  print(f'Starting with... {text}')

  encodedText = getFirstTenEncodedChars(text)
  print(f'You can get the range with [i:j]: {encodedText}')

  firstCharacterAsNumber = alphaToNumberDict[text[0].lower()]
  print(f'You can map using dictionaries: {firstCharacterAsNumber}')

  lastCharAsSymbol = getLastCharNumberWithOffsetAsSymbol(text)
  print(f'You can do a substring with just string[]: {lastCharAsSymbol}')

  spliced = spliceTwoChars(encodedText, firstCharacterAsNumber, lastCharAsSymbol)
  print(f'You can splice with ranges as well: {spliced}')

def getFirstTenEncodedChars (value: str = '') -> str:
  return base64.b64encode(value.encode())[0:10].decode()

def getLastCharNumberWithOffsetAsSymbol (value):
  lastCharLowercase = value[-1].lower()
  offset = 2
  symbolIndex = (alphaToNumberDict[lastCharLowercase] + offset) % 10
  return symbolDict[symbolIndex]

def spliceTwoChars (value, firstChar, secondChar):
  return value[0] + str(firstChar) + value[1:5] + secondChar + value[6:]

# HelloWorld === 'S8GVsb^9Xb3'
run()