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Update caesar_cipher.py #3860

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Update caesar_cipher.py
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19 changes: 3 additions & 16 deletions ciphers/caesar_cipher.py
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Expand Up @@ -193,26 +193,13 @@ def brute_force(input_string: str, alphabet=None) -> dict:
# Set default alphabet to lower and upper case english chars
alpha = alphabet or ascii_letters

# The key during testing (will increase)
key = 1

# The encoded result
result = ""

# To store data on all the combinations
brute_force_data = {}

# Cycle through each combination
while key <= len(alpha):
# Decrypt the message
result = decrypt(input_string, key, alpha)

# Update the data
brute_force_data[key] = result

# Reset result and increase the key
result = ""
key += 1
for key in range(1, len(alpha) + 1):
# Decrypt the message and store the result in the data
brute_force_data[key] = decrypt(input_string, key, alpha)

return brute_force_data

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