def checksum(path):
""" Computes the md5 checksum of the file """
if not path:
raise ValueError("'path' must be an absolute path.")
#read the file in chunks for performance reasons
h = hashlib.md5()
SIZE = 1 << 16
fd = open(path, "rb")
for chunk in iter(lambda: fd.read(SIZE), ""):
h.update(chunk)
return h.hexdigest()
fd.close()
def a_better_digest(*args, **kwargs):
""" Digest using a generator instead of recursion """
digester = hashlib.md5()
digester.update("/")
digester.update("/".join(_flattening_generator(args)))
return digester.digest()
