From c63210e3c4b298b1e05642fb29bcd875d57e6b11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TheekshaniPramodya <theekshaniph@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 22:10:59 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Added Vigenere Cipher script in Python by Theekshani

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 .../vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py             | 37 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Encryption_Algorithms/vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py

diff --git a/Encryption_Algorithms/vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py b/Encryption_Algorithms/vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/Encryption_Algorithms/vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py
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+# vigenere_cipher_theekshani.py
+# A basic implementation of the Vigenère Cipher
+
+def encrypt_vigenere(plaintext, key):
+    encrypted = ""
+    key_index = 0
+
+    for char in plaintext:
+        if char.isalpha():
+            shift = ord(key[key_index % len(key)].lower()) - ord('a')
+            base = ord('A') if char.isupper() else ord('a')
+            encrypted += chr((ord(char) - base + shift) % 26 + base)
+            key_index += 1
+        else:
+            encrypted += char
+    return encrypted
+
+def decrypt_vigenere(ciphertext, key):
+    decrypted = ""
+    key_index = 0
+
+    for char in ciphertext:
+        if char.isalpha():
+            shift = ord(key[key_index % len(key)].lower()) - ord('a')
+            base = ord('A') if char.isupper() else ord('a')
+            decrypted += chr((ord(char) - base - shift) % 26 + base)
+            key_index += 1
+        else:
+            decrypted += char
+    return decrypted
+
+# Example usage
+plaintext = "HELLO WORLD"
+key = "KEY"
+cipher = encrypt_vigenere(plaintext, key)
+print("Encrypted:", cipher)
+print("Decrypted:", decrypt_vigenere(cipher, key))