compare hashed passwords in python

hashed_passwords.py

import hashlib


def compare_sha256(password, hashed_password):
    m = hashlib.sha256()
    m.update(password)
    result = m.hexdigest()
    return hashed_password == result


def password_prompt():
    password = raw_input("your password?")
    return compare_sha256(password, hashed_pw)


def try_several_times(max_fails, message="Wrong! %s tries remaining."
                      abort_message="Too many failures"):
    counter = max_fails
    while (counter > 0):
        if password_prompt():
            return True
        else:
            counter = counter - 1
            if (counter > 0):
                print (message % counter)

    exit(abort_message)


hashed_pw = "e62e1269317b9654e1314dfecb78f29b35ad4d362da0a9c2ccdb680aa535d7ea"
try_several_times(3)