snippet to compute hashes for various data types

hash.py

import hashlib
import json


def get_hash(data, hash_type='md5', sort=True):
    if not data:
        raise ValueError('Data cannot be empty')

    if hash_type not in hashlib.algorithms_available:
        raise ValueError(f"Invalid hash type: {hash_type}\nAvailable hash types: {hashlib.algorithms_available}")

    if isinstance(data, set):
        data = list(data)

    if (isinstance(data, list) or isinstance(data, tuple)) and sort:
        data = sorted(data)

    str_data = json.dumps(data, sort_keys=sort).encode('utf-8')
    hash_func = getattr(hashlib, hash_type)
    return hash_func(str_data).hexdigest()


# ############ Tests #############

def test_hash(data):
    print(f"Data: {data}, Type: {type(data).__name__}")
    print('md5 hash: ', get_hash(data, hash_type='md5'))
    print('sha1 hash: ', get_hash(data, hash_type='sha1'))
    print('sha256 hash: ', get_hash(data, hash_type='sha256'))
    print('sha512 hash: ', get_hash(data, hash_type='sha512'))
    print()


def test_hash_for_different_types():
    data_types = [1, 1.0, 'Hello', True, [1, 2, 3], (1, 2, 3), {1, 2, 3}, {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}]
    for data in data_types:
        test_hash(data)


def test_equality(data1, data2):
    print(f"Data1: {data1}, Type: {type(data1).__name__}")
    print(f"Data2: {data2}, Type: {type(data2).__name__}")
    if get_hash(data1) == get_hash(data2):
        print('Hashes are equal')
    else:
        print('Hashes are not equal')
    print()


def test_equality_for_different_values():
    data1 = 1
    data2 = 1
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = 1.0
    data2 = 1.0
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = "Hello"
    data2 = "Hello"
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = True
    data2 = True
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = [1, 2, 3]
    data2 = [1, 3, 2]
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = (1, 2, 3)
    data2 = (1, 3, 2)
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = {1, 2, 3}
    data2 = {1, 3, 2}
    test_equality(data1, data2)

    data1 = {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}
    data2 = {'a': 1, 'c': 3, 'b': 2}
    test_equality(data1, data2)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    test_hash_for_different_types()
    test_equality_for_different_values()