https://github.com/james7132/py-meowhash

A simple python binding for cmuratori/meow_hash, an extremely fast non-cryptographic hash function.
https://github.com/james7132/py-meowhash

hash hash-functions hashing-algorithm

Last synced: 3 months ago
JSON representation

A simple python binding for cmuratori/meow_hash, an extremely fast non-cryptographic hash function.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/james7132/py-meowhash
• Owner: james7132
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-10-25T02:00:09.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-10-27T21:03:01.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-03T18:22:41.535Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: hash, hash-functions, hashing-algorithm
• Language: C
• Homepage:
• Size: 10.7 KB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

Awesome Lists containing this project

README

        
# py-meowhash

py-meowhash is a simple python binding for

[cmuratori/meow_hash](https://github.com/cmuratori/meow_hash), an extremely fast

non-cryptographic hash function. Meant to act as a drop in replacement for any

`hashlib` hashing algorithm.

**NOTE**: meow_hash, and by proxy py-meowhash are considered experimental or

alpha quality software and should be used as such.

## Usage

Can be used as a drop in replacement for `hashlib` algorithms:

```python

hash = meowhash.new()

hash.update(b'hello world')

d = hash.digest()

h = hash.hexdigest()

hash2 = hash.copy()

# Available attributes

hash.name

hash.digest_size

hash.hash_size

```

## Caveats and Known Issues

This library currently is not portable and requires AVX instruction support on

the local machine to run properly. The library does not check for this support

as of right now and may segfault on calling

Please check the

[meow_hash issue tracker](https://github.com/cmuratori/meow_hash/issues) for

for other issues that one may encounter.