encode.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

import sys
import base64
from pyDes import *

# Place salt password here
key = ""

def obscure(data=""):
    engine = triple_des(key, ECB, pad=None, padmode=PAD_PKCS5)
    data = data.encode('utf-8')
    en_data = engine.encrypt(data)
    return base64.b64encode(en_data).decode('utf-8')

def unobscure(s=""):
    engine = triple_des(key, ECB, pad=None, padmode=PAD_PKCS5)
    cipher = triple_des(key)
    decrypted = cipher.decrypt(base64.b64decode(s), padmode=PAD_PKCS5)
    return decrypted.decode('utf-8')

def Usage():
    print("To encode:   encode <string>")
    print("To decode:   encode -D <string>")
    print()
    sys.exit(0)

arg = ""
decode = False
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
    Usage()
if len(sys.argv) == 3:
    decode = True
    arg = sys.argv[2]
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
    arg = sys.argv[1]

if decode:
    print(unobscure(arg))
else:
    print(obscure(arg))