Updated some comments and moved a global variable

child_process.py

@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ colors = ["black", "red", "green", "yellow", "blue", "magenta", "cyan", "white",
 
 total_processes = 0
 total_decrypt_attempts = 0
-
-update_rate = 100000
+update_rate = 0
 
 """
 Get a color for a process using an array
@@ -76,9 +75,11 @@ Global function of a child process
 """
 
 
-def worldlist_bruteforce_partial(fileToCrack, wordlistPath, total_proc, processNumbar, startPos, endPos):
+def worldlist_bruteforce_partial(fileToCrack, wordlistPath, total_proc, rate_of_update, processNumbar, startPos, endPos):
     global total_processes
     total_processes = total_proc
+    global update_rate
+    update_rate = rate_of_update
 
     # Opens the excel file
     with open(fileToCrack, 'rb') as file:
@@ -93,7 +94,9 @@ def worldlist_bruteforce_partial(fileToCrack, wordlistPath, total_proc, processN
             # Find the right start position in the wordlist for this process
             print_thread(processNumbar, "Started new process [" + str(startPos) + " -> " + str(endPos) + "]")
 
+            # Sets initial position in the file
             wordlistToUse.seek(startPos)
+
             # Move backward until a newline character is found or we reach the beginning of the file
             position = startPos
             while position > 0:
@@ -109,7 +112,7 @@ def worldlist_bruteforce_partial(fileToCrack, wordlistPath, total_proc, processN
                 try:
                     line = wordlistToUse.readline()
 
-                    # End the thread if it has arrived to its given endPos
+                    # End the process if it has arrived to its given end position
                     if wordlistToUse.tell() >= endPos:
                         print_thread(processNumbar, "Thread done at line " + line + " with " + str(
                             total_decrypt_attempts) + " attempts.")
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ def worldlist_bruteforce_partial(fileToCrack, wordlistPath, total_proc, processN
 
                 line = line.rstrip()  # Removes line endings
 
-                # Print status every x lines read
+                # Print status every x attempts
                 if last_update <= total_decrypt_attempts - update_rate:
                     calculate_speed(processNumbar, start_time, last_update, line)
                     start_time = time.time()