pyenigma command-line application¶
Py-Enigma includes a simple application, pyenigma.py, to let you perform Enigma text transformations on the command-line. This allows for quick experimentation and scripting of operations.
Getting help¶
To get help and see all the available options, invoke pyenigma.py with the
--help
option:
$ python pyenigma.py --help
usage: pyenigma.py [-h] [-k KEY_FILE] [-d DAY] [-r ROTOR [ROTOR ...]]
[-i RING_SETTING [RING_SETTING ...]]
[-p PLUGBOARD [PLUGBOARD ...]] [-u REFLECTOR] [-s START]
[-t TEXT] [-f FILE] [-x REPLACE_CHAR] [-z] [-v]
Encrypt/decrypt text according to Enigma machine key settings
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-k KEY_FILE, --key-file KEY_FILE
path to key file for daily settings
-d DAY, --day DAY use the settings for day DAY when reading key file
-r ROTOR [ROTOR ...], --rotors ROTOR [ROTOR ...]
rotor list ordered from left to right; e.g III IV I
-i RING_SETTING [RING_SETTING ...], --ring-settings RING_SETTING [RING_SETTING ...]
ring setting list from left to right; e.g. A A J
-p PLUGBOARD [PLUGBOARD ...], --plugboard PLUGBOARD [PLUGBOARD ...]
plugboard settings
-u REFLECTOR, --reflector REFLECTOR
reflector name
-s START, --start START
starting position
-t TEXT, --text TEXT text to process
-f FILE, --file FILE input file to process
-x REPLACE_CHAR, --replace-char REPLACE_CHAR
if the input text contains chars not found on the
enigma keyboard, replace with this char [default: X]
-z, --delete-chars if the input text contains chars not found on the
enigma keyboard, delete them from the input
-v, --verbose provide verbose output; include final rotor positions
Key settings can either be specified by command-line arguments, or read
from a key file. If reading from a key file, the line labeled with the
current day number is used unless the --day argument is provided.
Text to process can be supplied 3 ways:
if --text=TEXT is present TEXT is processed
if --file=FILE is present the contents of FILE are processed
otherwise the text is read from standard input
Examples:
$ pyenigma.py --key-file=enigma.keys -s XYZ -t HELLOXWORLDX
$ pyenigma.py -r III IV V -i 1 2 3 -p AB CD EF GH IJ KL MN -u B -s XYZ
$ pyenigma.py -r Beta III IV V -i A B C D -p 1/2 3/4 5/6 -u B-Thin -s WXYZ
There are numerous options, but most are hopefully self-explanatory. There are two ways to invoke pyenigma.py:
- Explicitly specifying all initial key settings
- Using a key file to initialize the Enigma machine
Specifying all key settings¶
Here are some examples of specifying all the key settings on the command-line:
$ python pyenigma.py --rotors I IV V --ring-settings 5 17 8 \
--plugboard AV BS CG DL FU HZ IN KM OW RX --reflector C \
--start=DRX
$ python pyenigma.py -r I IV V -i 5 17 8 \
-p AV BS CG DL FU HZ IN KM OW RX -u C -s DRX
These two invocations create the same settings, the first uses long form option names, while the second uses short form.
If no --text
or --file
options are provided, pyenigma.py will prompt
for input:
$ python pyenigma.py -r I IV V -i 5 17 8 -p AV BS CG DL FU HZ IN KM OW RX -u C -s DRX
--> THIS IS MY SECRET MESSAGE
QAWYWZBVCDEZWOHPVCKFMMFLY
Using a key file for settings¶
It is often unwieldy to type so many options on the command-line, so pyenigma.py provides a way to store key settings in a simulated key sheet file:
$ python pyenigma.py --key-file keyfile --start='AAB' --day=29 --text='HERE IS MY MESSAGE'
OCJNFADTCMQIBJLYWW
If the --day
option is omitted, the day is determined from the current date.
The format of the key sheet file is described in Key file format.
Verbose output¶
The --verbose
or -v
option is useful if you wish to view the final rotor
positions and view how many times the rotors stepped while processing your
text:
$ python pyenigma.py --key-file keyfile --start='XHC' --day=29 --file msg.txt --verbose
Final rotor positions: YXY
Rotor rotation counts: [1, 16, 412]
Output:
TOSCKAVFTVPONPBJZQPZFBFJXNMCLCZEVDHNEGNPGBWTYTRXJUVOKWBCBFVXIMURRDWNQTHEWTBHMPLKLPLVSJLNLNUOZDCSWAOYQTVFCNLERRWGJPOZMCIMVNVZBYQCVOQEXXFBJKFEEVKTLYNUMRBNHEQMIZXESQBFFSTNXWGMGIHDCAWFDBQRQRJCMOVDVQEEZGIFNPMGAGDVBIIYMZJYDVPIUOFHXSHTZBKCEOZABDPBOMXDZJUNIIMBCLTGZLQCTHAGUNBWMQUNYRJVEIOIHIQWCVJWPXBMVWHMSALPBPTENSLASKQUTJTCDYSCVJSXFANCCRGWAZVKJJOXXJOESZLRQKUEKZNYJNZMYQSAZVNPFRWFFZIWXSNZGNMWMACVOFSAGRJZCLDZEFATXNLVBBUA