secret.py

secret.py

# secret message code challenge
# https://dev.to/rpalo/secret-message-7do
from string import ascii_lowercase
from long_string import code

ALPHA = ascii_lowercase + '_'

def count(letters):
	counts = {}
	
	for l in letters:
		if l in ALPHA:
			counts[l] = counts.get(l, 0) + 1
	
	return counts


def decode(dictionary):
	s_counts = sorted(
		dictionary, 
		key=dictionary.get, 
		reverse=True
	)
	cut_off = s_counts.index('_')
	secret = ''.join([t for i, t in enumerate(s_counts) if i < cut_off])

	return secret


if __name__ == '__main__':
	counted = count(code)
	word = decode(counted)
	print(word)