Good obfuscation uses multiple techniques to conceal what's happening. This program uses only a single technique, and it uses it consistently. It might actually be more obfuscated to leave the letters that are also valid hex digits unencoded to confuse people about the meaning of the "digits": 
print "\x4a\x75\x73\x74\x20a\x6e\x6f",
      "\x74\x68e\x72\x20\x50e\x72",
      "\x6c\x20\x68ac\x6be\x72";

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japhy's Obfuscation Review looks like a good place to start to learn more about obfuscation.

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In reply to Re: simple japh.. by jdalbec
in thread simple japh.. by renz

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