python hash() function

[Terry Reedy]

"Alvin Delagon" <adelagon at gmail.com> wrote in message 
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| Hello,
|
| >>> hash("foobar")
| -1969371895
|
| Anyone can explain to me how the hash() function in python does its work? 
A
| link to its source could help me a lot also. I'm looking for a way to
| replicate this function in php. Thanks in advance.

If not part of your installation, start with svn.python.org and click 
browse.  I would look for builtins.c or somesuch.