simple.py

import time

testChars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
#testChars = "0987654321"
#testChars = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0987654321"

def checkPwForLen(pwLen):
 global printCount

 generatedPw = [testChars[0]] * pwLen
 while generatedPw != [testChars[-1]] * pwLen:
 incrementPw(generatedPw)

 printCount += 1
 if printCount % 10000 == 0:
 print('TESTING:', generatedPw)

 if generatedPw == pwList:
 print('TESTING:', generatedPw)
 print('FOUND:', ''.join(generatedPw))
 return True
 return False


def incrementPw(generatedPw):
 incr = 0
 while True:
 pos = testChars.find(generatedPw[incr])
 if pos == len(testChars)-1:
 generatedPw[incr] = testChars[0]
 incr += 1
 if incr > len(generatedPw)-1:
 break
 else:
 generatedPw[incr] = testChars[pos + 1]
 break

userPw = input("Enter Password: ")
pwList = list(userPw)
maxPwLen = len(pwList)
printCount = 0

start = time.time()
for i in range(maxPwLen):
 if checkPwForLen(i + 1):
 break
stop = time.time()

print('DURATION:', stop - start)
print('CHECKED:', printCount)