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diff --git a/doc/source/apt_pkg.rst b/doc/source/apt_pkg.rst index 2af934a0..9a14266e 100644 --- a/doc/source/apt_pkg.rst +++ b/doc/source/apt_pkg.rst @@ -1139,15 +1139,31 @@ installation. the file using the parameter *destfile*. You can not combine both. +Hashes +------ +The apt_pkg module also provides several hash functions. If you develop +applications with python-apt it is often easier to use these functions instead +of the ones provides in Python's :mod:`hashlib` module. +.. class:: Hashes(object) + Calculate all supported hashes of the object. *object* may either be a + string, in which cases the hashes of the string are calculated, or a + :class:`file()` object or file descriptor, in which case the hashes of + its contents is calculated. The calculated hashes are then available via + attributes: + .. attribute:: md5 -Hash functions --------------- -The apt_pkg module also provides several hash functions. If you develop -applications with python-apt it is often easier to use these functions instead -of the ones provides in Python's :mod:`hashlib` module. + The MD5 hash of the data, as string. + + .. attribute:: sha1 + + The SHA1 hash of the data, as string. + + .. attribute:: sha256 + + The SHA256 hash of the data, as string. .. function:: md5sum(object) |