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authorGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-03-13 10:03:32 (GMT)
committerGuido van Rossum <guido@python.org>1995-03-13 10:03:32 (GMT)
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The available functions in this module are:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module rotor)}
\begin{funcdesc}{newrotor}{key\optional{\, numrotors}}
-Returns a rotor object. \var{key} is a string containing the encryption key
+Return a rotor object. \var{key} is a string containing the encryption key
for the object; it can contain arbitrary binary data. The key will be used
to randomly generate the rotor permutations and their initial positions.
\var{numrotors} is the number of rotor permutations in the returned object;
@@ -36,28 +36,28 @@ Rotor objects have the following methods:
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(rotor method)}
\begin{funcdesc}{setkey}{}
-Resets the rotor to its initial state.
+Reset the rotor to its initial state.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{encrypt}{plaintext}
-Resets the rotor object to its initial state and encrypts \var{plaintext},
+Reset the rotor object to its initial state and encrypt \var{plaintext},
returning a string containing the ciphertext. The ciphertext is always the
same length as the original plaintext.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{encryptmore}{plaintext}
-Encrypts \var{plaintext} without resetting the rotor object, and returns a
+Encrypt \var{plaintext} without resetting the rotor object, and return a
string containing the ciphertext.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decrypt}{ciphertext}
-Resets the rotor object to its initial state and decrypts \var{ciphertext},
+Reset the rotor object to its initial state and decrypt \var{ciphertext},
returning a string containing the ciphertext. The plaintext string will
always be the same length as the ciphertext.
\end{funcdesc}
\begin{funcdesc}{decryptmore}{ciphertext}
-Decrypts \var{ciphertext} without resetting the rotor object, and returns a
+Decrypt \var{ciphertext} without resetting the rotor object, and return a
string containing the ciphertext.
\end{funcdesc}