Checksum routine - new to Python

[Paul Jackson]

Dale wrote:
|> I need a little checksum routine

Do either of the md5 (128 bit) or sha (160 bit) modules
suit your needs?

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def CheckSum (filepath):
    """ Sample CheckSum() routine, using md5 """
    import md5
    return md5.new(open (filepath).read()).digest()
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