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Fix bug in auto-decrypt.

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Josh Mudge 2018-09-29 21:19:35 -06:00
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Caeser-Cipher/caeser-cipher.py
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@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ def decrypt():
for c in ciphertext: # For every letter in the ciphertext for c in ciphertext: # For every letter in the ciphertext
while letterPos < 26: # While the letter's position in the alphabet is less than 26 (and thus valid), continue. while letterPos < 26: # While the letter's position in the alphabet is less than 26 (and thus valid), continue.
if not commonletter == 0:
if commonletter == letters[letterPos]: # If the most frequent letter matches the current letter, set the shift to that letter because that is the shift for the cipher. Forgot the double equals for comparison.
shiftNum = letterPos - 4
if ciphertext[letterCount] == letters[letterPos]: # Match the letter in the ciphertext to a letter in the alphabet and once they match, continue. if ciphertext[letterCount] == letters[letterPos]: # Match the letter in the ciphertext to a letter in the alphabet and once they match, continue.
letter = int(letterPos) - int(shiftNum) # Take the position of the letter and the shift number and add them for the enciphered letter. letter = int(letterPos) - int(shiftNum) # Take the position of the letter and the shift number and add them for the enciphered letter.
@ -98,8 +94,25 @@ def freq():
# Grab global variables. # Grab global variables.
global ciphertext global ciphertext
global commonletter global commonletter
global letterPos
global shiftNum
print(shiftNum)
commonletter = collections.Counter(ciphertext).most_common()[0][0] # Find most common letter and thus the shift https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47251934/how-to-count-the-most-frequent-letter-in-a-string commonletter = collections.Counter(ciphertext).most_common()[0][0] # Find most common letter and thus the shift https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47251934/how-to-count-the-most-frequent-letter-in-a-string
for c in ciphertext:
while letterPos < 26:
if not commonletter == 0:
if commonletter == letters[letterPos]: # If the most frequent letter matches the current letter, set the shift to that letter because that is the shift for the cipher. Forgot the double equals for comparison.
shiftNum = letterPos - 4
if letterPos > 25: # If the letter position is greater than 25, cycle back through the alphabet.
letterPos = letterPos - 26
letterPos = letterPos + 1 # Iterate through letter positions in the alphabet. (neccessary to find one that matches.)
decrypt() # Decrypt using the frequency found in here. decrypt() # Decrypt using the frequency found in here.