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caesar_cracker.py

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+from easybits import Bits
+from collections import Counter
+from ciphers.caesar import CaesarCipher
+
+
+def crack_caesar(ciphertext):
+    fulltext = ''
+    with open(ciphertext,"r") as text:
+        for line in text:
+            cleanline = line.strip()
+            for char in cleanline:
+                fulltext += char
+    counter = Counter(fulltext)
+    countdict = dict(counter)
+
+    print(countdict)
+
+    maximum = max(countdict.values())
+    target = ''
+    for char in countdict:
+        if countdict[char] == maximum:
+            target = char
+
+    diff = Bits(target,8).int - Bits(" ",8).int
+    cipher = CaesarCipher(diff)
+    decryptedtext = cipher.decrypt(fulltext)
+
+    return diff, decryptedtext
+
+
+