+ def worker(message, key_length, fitness):
+ splits = every_nth(message, key_length)
+ key = cat([unpos(beaufort_sub_break(s)[0]) for s in splits])
+ plaintext = beaufort_decipher(message, key)
+ fit = fitness(plaintext)
+ return key, fit
+ sanitised_message = sanitise(message)
+ results = starmap(worker, [(sanitised_message, i, fitness)
+ for i in range(1, max_key_length+1)])
+ return max(results, key=lambda k: k[1])
+
+
+def beaufort_variant_frequency_break(message, max_key_length=20, fitness=Pletters):
+ """Breaks a Beaufort cipher with frequency analysis
+
+ >>> beaufort_variant_frequency_break(beaufort_variant_encipher(sanitise("It is time to " \
+ "run. She is ready and so am I. I stole Daniel's pocketbook this " \
+ "afternoon when he left his jacket hanging on the easel in the " \
+ "attic. I jump every time I hear a footstep on the stairs, " \
+ "certain that the theft has been discovered and that I will " \
+ "be caught. The SS officer visits less often now " \
+ "that he is sure"), 'florence')) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
+ ('florence', -307.5473096791...)
+ """