bit-bangin/decode-pyramid

Repository for a function designed to decode a message encoded within a text file.

decode-pyramid

Repository for a function designed to decode a message encoded within a text file.

Requirements

1. Create a function called decode(message_file)
2. decode(message_file) should have the following functionality:
   • read an encoded message from a .txt file
   • decode encoded message
   • return the decoded version as STR

Assumptions

The encoded message will be in the following format:

• 3 love
• 6 computers
• 2 dogs
• 4 cats
• 1 I
• 5 you

Functionality

1. Read the file

   • functions: open()
   • methods: readlines()

2. Decode the message

   • Separate each number from the associated word.
     • functions:
     • methods: split(), strip()
   • Order all numbers from smallest to biggest. Arrange them like a pyramid, where each line +1 than previous line.
     • functions:
     • methods: append()
   • For example, the numbers above would be arranged like this:
     • 1
     • 2 3
     • 4 5 6
   • Take the number at the end of each line (1, 3, 6) and use it to find the corresponding word in the message.

3. Return the decoded message as a string "I love computers"

   • funtions:
   • methods: join()