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Convert given string to SHA1 hash by hexadecimal digest in python
def sha1Hash(toHash):
try:
messageDigest = hashlib.sha1()
stringM = str(toHash)
byteM = bytes(stringM, encoding='utf')
messageDigest.update(byteM)
return messageDigest.hexdigest()
except TypeError:
raise "String to hash was not compatible"
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