app/django/utils/hashcompat.py
author Lennard de Rijk <ljvderijk@gmail.com>
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:14:42 +0000
changeset 1157 76e2ed09661c
parent 323 ff1a9aa48cfd
permissions -rw-r--r--
Added status property to the user model. This is to accommodate the ability to exclude users from using the website. Note that since the access modules is currently undergoing some reconstruction changing the status will not actually effect the User yet. Patch by: Lennard de Rijk Reviewed by: to-be-reviewed

"""
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