app/django/utils/hashcompat.py
author Madhusudan.C.S <madhusudancs@gmail.com>
Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:50:54 +0530
changeset 2841 2289f97d6216
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Updated the docstrings for GHOP access methods. The checkRoleAndStatusForTask and checkStatusForTask methods' docstrings tell more on what they specifically do and why they both exist separately.

"""
The md5 and sha modules are deprecated since Python 2.5, replaced by the
hashlib module containing both hash algorithms. Here, we provide a common
interface to the md5 and sha constructors, preferring the hashlib module when
available.
"""

try:
    import hashlib
    md5_constructor = hashlib.md5
    sha_constructor = hashlib.sha1
except ImportError:
    import md5
    md5_constructor = md5.new
    import sha
    sha_constructor = sha.new