# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
CSCI150 Programming Assignment 3

@author: Michael Linderman
"""

FOOLS_EXPANSION = 3

def fools_decrypt(message):
    """
    Decrypts the encrypted message which was encrypted using fools_encrypt
    
    Args:
        message: String to decrypt

    Return:
        Decrypted message string
    """
    decrypted = ""
    for i in range(0, len(message), FOOLS_EXPANSION):
        decrypted += message[i]   
    return decrypted


def fools_decrypt2(message):
    """
    A more concise approach to decrypt a message encrypted with fools_encrypt

    Args:
        message: String to decrypt

    Return:
        Decrypted message string
    """
    return message[::FOOLS_EXPANSION]