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February 10, 2011 18:11
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python: base 64 encode the sha1 hash of a string
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| >>> import base64 | |
| >>> import hashlib | |
| >>> base64.b64encode(hashlib.sha1("test").digest()) | |
| 'qUqP5cyxm6YcTAhz05Hph5gvu9M=' |
quick question, why does mine output
b'2jDkVwX3mqdVW1OOCY0KsoT7xsiQ+S7YrRcitjqmkgE='
what's the b part about?
The 'b' part is telling you your string is encoded as bytes. You have to decode it (again):
mystring.decode('utf-8') or whatever encoding
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nice, that's what I was looking for.