The encryption script:import randomsplitArray = []def takeInput():    rawText = raw_input(Type something to be encrypted: \n)    password = raw_input(Please type a numerical password: \n)    encrypt(rawText, int(password))def encrypt(rawText, password):    for c in rawText:        divide(c, password)def divide(charToDivide, password):    asciiValue = ord(charToDivide)    a = 0    b = 0    c = 0    passa = 0    passb = 0    passc = 0    a = random.randrange(a, asciiValue)    b = random.randrange(b, asciiValue - a)    c = asciiValue - (a+b)    passa = random.randrange(passa, password)    passb = random.randrange(passb, password-passa)    passc = password - (passa+passb)    if isinstance(password, str):           print Please enter a number        takeInput()    else:        a += passa          b += passb        c += passc          splitArray.append(str(a))    splitArray.append(str(b))    splitArray.append(str(c))takeInput()f = open(myEncryptorTest, 'w')arrayDelimiterString = .encryptedString = arrayDelimiterString.join(splitArray)encryptedString = . + encryptedStringf.write(encryptedString)f.closeDecryption:#XECryption decryption program#Each character is a set of three numbers delimited by dots#Decryption works by adding these three numbers together, subtracting the ASCII for a space and using that number to decypher #the rest of the array.#User is prompted to see if the message makes sensef = open('myEncryptorTest')encryptedString = f.read()f.close()#separate sets of three numbers into an arraydef sort():    sortedCharArray = []    charBuffer =      for c in encryptedString:        if c == '.' and charBuffer != :            sortedCharArray.append(charBuffer)            charBuffer =         elif c != '.':            charBuffer += c    #if the buffer is not empty (e.g. last number), put it on the end    if charBuffer != :        sortedCharArray.append(charBuffer)        charBuffer =     crack(sortedCharArray)#add sets of three numbers together and insert into an array decryptiondef crack(charArray):    charBuffer = 0    arrayCount = 1    decypheredArray = []    for c in charArray:        if arrayCount % 3 == 0:            arrayCount = arrayCount + 1            charBuffer = charBuffer + int(c)            decypheredArray.append(charBuffer)            charBuffer = 0        else:            arrayCount = arrayCount + 1            charBuffer = charBuffer + int(c)    decypher(decypheredArray)#subtract ASCII value of a space, use this subtracted value as a temporary passworddef decypher(decypheredArray):    space = 32    subtractedValue = 0    arrayBuffer = []    try:        for c in decypheredArray:            subtractedValue = c - space            for c in decypheredArray:                asciicharacter = c - subtractedValue                arrayBuffer.append(asciicharacter)            answerFromCheck = check(arrayBuffer)            if answerFromCheck == y:                #print value of password if user states correct decryption                print Password:                 print subtractedValue                   raise StopIteration()            else:                arrayBuffer = []    except StopIteration:        pass#does the temporary password above produce an output that makes sense?def check(arrayBuffer):    decypheredText =     stringArray = []    try:        for c in arrayBuffer:            try:                stringArray.append(chr(c))            except ValueError:                pass            print decypheredText.join(stringArray)        inputAnswer = raw_input(Is this correct?)        if inputAnswer == y:            return inputAnswer        else:            stringArray = []            return inputAnswer    except StopIteration:        return sort()f.close()As I say, I'm looking for advice on how to improve my code and writing code in general. I'm aware that my code is probably an affront against programmers everywhere but I want to improve. These two scripts are for the hackthissite.org Realistic 6 mission. I won't be using them for encrypting anything of great importance. 
XECryption encryption and decryption script
python;cryptography