md5sum

How do I calculate the MD5 checksum of a file in Python? Question: I have written some code in Python that checks for an MD5 hash in a file and makes sure the hash matches that of the original. Here is what I have developed: # Defines filename filename = "file.exe" # Gets MD5 from …

Why is an MD5 hash created by Python different from one created using echo and md5sum in the shell? Question: A Python MD5 hash is different than the one created by the md5sum command on the shell. Why? >>> import hashlib >>> h = hashlib.md5() >>> h.update(“mystringforhash”) >>> print h.hexdigest() 86b6423cb6d211734fc7d81bbc5e11d3 # Result from Python …