md5 for large files

[Skip Montanaro]

    Bob> Can someone provide me with a snippet or pointer to usinging Python
    Bob> to verify the md5 value for a large file?  All examples I've seen
    Bob> are for a small string.  I'm not yet using GPG for NT and I need to
    Bob> verify or generate md5 values for file xfers.

How about the library reference manual section at:

    http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-md5.html

The first example uses the .update() method.  Read your file in chunks and
call .update(), then .digest() when you're through.

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