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Vernam cipher

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# Vernam 1.1.5

### Synopsis
A simple vernam (or OTP) encryption / decription program in python

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### Code Example
Create an object with plaintext "abcd6z":
~~~
>>> foo = vernam("abcd6z
~~~
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Encrypt with key "abczz", store in variable "encoded", and print:
~~~
>>> encoded = (foo.xor("abczz"))
>>> print( encoded )
[u'\x00', u'\x00', u'\x00', u'\x1e', u'L', u'\x1b']
~~~
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Create object with ciphertext stored in "encoded":
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>>> bar = vernam(encoded)
~~~
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Decrypt with key "abczz", store in variable "decoded", and print (with list joined):
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>>> decoded = bar.xor("abczz")
>>> print( "".join(decoded) )
abcd6z
~~~
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### Installation
Install:
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>>> pip install vernam
~~~
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Import:
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>>> from vernam import vernam
~~~
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### API Reference
1. Create an instance of class vernam
2. Run:
instance.xor(key)
* "key" must be a string or list, if the latter, each item must contain a single unicode character in string form
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### License
[MIT Licence](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/#)

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