import string
import time
import random
attempts = 0
pass_to_guess_len = 0
def find_pass_match(pass_to_guess, current_pass, available_chars):
global attempts
global pass_to_guess_len
current_pass_len = len(current_pass)
if current_pass_len == pass_to_guess_len:
return False
for char_to_try in available_chars:
attempts += 1
pass_to_try = current_pass + char_to_try
if pass_to_try == pass_to_guess:
return True
else:
pass_to_try_matches = find_pass_match(pass_to_guess, pass_to_try, available_chars)
if pass_to_try_matches:
return True
return False
password = "vladi"
pass_to_guess_len = len(password)
pass_characters = list(string.ascii_lowercase)
#random.shuffle(pass_characters)
start_time = time.time()
match_found = find_pass_match(password, "", pass_characters)
end_time = time.time()
if match_found:
print("Found match in {:,} attempts, took {:.2f} seconds".format(attempts, end_time - start_time))