SHA-based encryption function in Python

[A.M. Kuchling]

In article <7xsn5l6zn7.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com>, Paul Rubin wrote:
> Although, HMAC in Python using string multiplication instead of loops
> might not be so slow.  I'll see if I can code it that way.

Note that Python 2.2's standard library includes an hmac module.

--amk