Hey there o/ This is my first post, so please forgive any mistakes I make in sharing my code and thoughts. I just finished my first advanced Python challenge, Poem Decoding, from 101computing, and I wanted to ask if there is a more compact way to solve this problem. Here is my code: GitHub I did try solving it without the extra function for the codebook, but I couldn't get it to work. There should be an easier way around it, but I tend to get my line of thought mixed up too quickly. Or would you say it's better to break down all the important steps into functions anyway?

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