Hash

extepy.filehash(path, method='sha256', batchsize=4096)[source]

Get the hash value of a file.

Parameters:

  • path (str) – Path of the file.

  • method (str) – Hash method. Default is “sha256”.

  • batchsize (int) – Size of each read chunk. Default is 4096 bytes.

Return type:

str

Example

Create a temporary file, and get its hash.

>>> from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
>>> tfile = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
>>> _ = tfile.write(b'Hello world!')  # Write 12 bytes to the file
>>> filepath = tfile.name
>>> filehash(filepath, method="sha256")
'e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855'