[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi > > I noticed that the md5 computed with md5 module from python is > different then the md5 sum computed with md5sum utility (on slackware > and gentoo). > > i.e. > $echo marius|md5sum > 0f0f60ac801a9eec2163083a22307deb - > >>>> test = md5.new("marius") >>>> print test.hexdigest() > 242aa1a97769109065e3b4df359bcfc9 > > > Any idea why? and how to get the same md5 sum for both calls? > > Thanks >
Just a quick md5-related follow-up question: I was experimenting with it and making md5 sums for strings, but how do you use the md5 module to create a sum for an actual file, such as an .exe file? Thanks. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list