return max(results, key=lambda k: k[1])
+def pocket_enigma_break_by_crib(message, wheel_spec, crib, crib_position):
+ """Break a pocket enigma using a crib (some plaintext that's expected to
+ be in a certain position). Returns a list of possible starting wheel
+ positions that could produce the crib.
+
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('kzpjlzmoga', 1, 'h', 0)
+ ['a', 'f', 'q']
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('kzpjlzmoga', 1, 'he', 0)
+ ['a']
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('kzpjlzmoga', 1, 'll', 2)
+ ['a']
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('kzpjlzmoga', 1, 'l', 2)
+ ['a']
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('kzpjlzmoga', 1, 'l', 3)
+ ['a', 'j', 'n']
+ >>> pocket_enigma_break_by_crib('aaaaa', 1, 'l', 3)
+ []
+ """
+ pe = PocketEnigma(wheel=wheel_spec)
+ possible_positions = []
+ for p in string.ascii_lowercase:
+ pe.set_position(p)
+ plaintext = pe.decipher(message)
+ if plaintext[crib_position:crib_position+len(crib)] == crib:
+ possible_positions += [p]
+ return possible_positions
+
+
def plot_frequency_histogram(freqs, sort_key=None):
x = range(len(freqs.keys()))
y = [freqs[l] for l in sorted(freqs.keys(), key=sort_key)]