sq-thing.py

# what initially failed
n = 63
chunks = [jwt_token[i:i+n] for i in range(0, len(jwt_token), n)]
i = 0
jwt_dict = {}
while chunks:
    index_data = f"{i:02d}"
    key = index_data + chunks.pop(0)
    last_char = key[-1]
    key = key.rstrip(key[-1])
    val = (last_char + chunks.pop(0)) if chunks else ''
    jwt_dict[key] = val
    i += 1
print(jwt_dict)

# what finally worked
n = 62
chunks = [jwt_token[i:i+n] for i in range(0, len(jwt_token), n)]
i = 0
jwt_dict = {}
while chunks:
    index_data = f"{i:02d}"
    key = index_data + chunks.pop(0)
    # last_char = key[-1]
    # key = key.rstrip(key[-1])
    # val = (last_char + chunks.pop(0)) if chunks else ''
    val = (chunks.pop(0)) if chunks else ''
    jwt_dict[key] = val
    i += 1
print(jwt_dict)