# Why does Ignition need rot13 encoding scripts?

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 23, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-does-ignition-need-rot13-encoding-scripts/12709 "2017-02-23T20:34:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jhahn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8edcca/32.png) [@Jhahn](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jhahn)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-does-ignition-need-rot13-encoding-scripts/12709/1 "2017-02-23T20:34:11Z")

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I was looking at the python library and noticed that there was a rot13 script in the of the standard libraries. I found it very funny. I haven’t thought about rot13 in nearly 20 years. I don’t know why I would ever need it but thanks for the laugh

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/why-does-ignition-need-rot13-encoding-scripts/12709/2 "2017-02-23T20:40:32Z")

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What you’re seeing is just the Python 2.5 standard lib. Glad you got a laugh out of it though ![:thumb_left:](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/1X/e26afb081ddde6df016df6ee49159cf56aaca688.gif ":thumb\_left:")