hashkey/digest for a complex object

[kj]

In <4cb1dc9a$0$29970$c3e8da3$5496439d at news.astraweb.com> Steven D'Aprano <steve at REMOVE-THIS-cybersource.com.au> writes:

>Reading the source code is also a good approach.

Every time I have attempted to answer a question by looking at the
Python C source, all I've achieved was wasting time, sometimes a
*lot* of time, so by now I've developed what can only be described
as a phobia to it.  I probably need professional help at this point.

~kj