process_potfile.py

def process_potfile(hashcat_potfile):
    """Process the provided Hashcat potfile to return a dictionary of hash values and plaintext values."""
    with open(hashcat_potfile, 'r') as potfile:
        potfile_hashes = {}
        for line in potfile:
            # This doesn't account for potfile entries for NTLMv2, etc.
            array = line.split(':')
            if len(array) > 2:
                pass
            else:
                pass_hash = array[0]
                plaintext = array[1].strip()
                potfile_hashes[pass_hash] = plaintext
    return potfile_hashes