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main.py

import base64
import random
import string

"""There seems to be some bugs in this code, can you spot them and fix them?"""
"""Hint: try running the code to find the bugs"""

def obfuscate_string(s):
    """Hides string for maximum security"""
    temp = []
    halflength = int(len(s) / 2)
    for i in range(halflength):
        temp.append(s[i])
        temp.append(s[len(s) - i - 1])
    return "".join(temp)

def deobfuscate_string(s): 
    """read string in proppen order, see ticket: 15823"""
    temp = []
    scnd_half = []
    for i in range(len(s)):
        if i % 2 == 0:
            temp.append(s[index])
        else:
            scnd_half.append(s[i])
    scnd_half = rev = [scnd_half[i] for i in range(len(scnd_half) - 1, -1, -1)] #TODO: make this pretty before release
    return "".join(temp + scnd_half)

def decode_flag(encoded):
    deobfuscated = deobfuscate_string(encoded)
    decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(deobfuscated)
    decoded = decoded_bytes.decode("utf-8")
    return decoded

def random_unnessesary_loop(length):
    return "".join(random.choices(string.ascii_letters, k=length))

def main():
    flag = "RkxBR0dBe3NpbXBsZV9jb2RlX3NpbXBsZV90cm91Ymxlc2hvb3Rpbmd9"
    obfuscated_flag = obfuscate_string(flag)
    print("Debug this code to find the flag!")

for _ in range(5): 
        # added with ticket: 11428. somehow breaks the coffe machine and clock in the office if removed
        # TODO: find a way to remove without breaking coffe machine
        # Remember to add ticket: 11595 in next PI
        print(random_unnessesary_loop(10))

flag = decode_flag(obfuscated_flag)
    print("Your flag is:", flag))

main()

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