[Possible Bug-Python2.3.2] MD5 module?

[Tim Peters]

[Jean-Guillaume Paradis]
>    I've tried to use the md5 module of python 2.3.3, and the results of
> a hash do not concord with those of reference sites such as
> http://bfl.rctek.com/tools/?tool=hasher
>
>    I call it using
>
>    import md5
>    m = md5.new()
>    m.update("a")
>    print m.hexdigest()

Basic rule:  always say both what you got, and what you expected to
get.  You didn't reveal either, so replying helpfully is tedious.

Here's what I get from your code above:

0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661

It's hard to tell what the site you linked to gets, because its output
text box is too narrow to display its full result when I try it. 
Viewing the *source* of the web page, it's trying to display this:

<input type="text" id="hash" value="0cc175b9c0f1b6a831c399e269772661"
readonly="readonly" />

So it's trying to display the same value for "a" as Python returned. 
I hope you didn't type

    "a"

in the web page's input box -- that is, I hope you didn't type the quotes in.

>    I have not checked if the problem is the same on more recent version
> though

Sorry, you haven't said enough for anyone to guess what you think "the
problem" is.  I don't see a problem.