Question regarding checksuming of a file

[Edward Elliott]

Andrew Robert wrote:

> m=md5.new()
> contents = open(self.file_name,"rb").read()
> check=md5.update(contents)
> 
> However this does not appear to be actually returning the checksum.

the docs are your friend, use them.  hint: first you eat, then you...
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-md5.html

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Edward Elliott
UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
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