So I was working on this HW1, it's taken me a while to get finished, as I've done each hw question with my own flair.

Anyways I don't seem to know where to start on the last "optional question. Any help, question start like this:
"OPTIONAL! This exercise is tricky! Be sure to ask the LAs for help if you need them!
The goal of this exercise is to write a cyclic cipher to encrypt messages. "

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2011/assignments/MIT6_189IAP11_hw1.pdf

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So I was working on this HW1, it's taken me a while to get finished, as I've done each hw question with my own flair.

Anyways I don't seem to know where to start on the last "optional question. Any help, question start like this:
"OPTIONAL! This exercise is tricky! Be sure to ask the LAs for help if you need them! 
The goal of this exercise is to write a cyclic cipher to encrypt messages. "

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2011/assignments/MIT6_189IAP11_hw1.pdf

rsmith6559 · Answer

It seems pretty well explained.  Follow along paragraph by paragraph.  One of the most used skills in programming is decomposing (breaking down into smaller) problems.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks figured it out eventually. I cheated a little.