hash algorithm speed comparison ref: http://qiita.com/key/items/f614e90ef9ec5c4c839b

hash_speed_test.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import timeit


def mmh3_test():
  import mmh3

  for i in range(0, 100000):
    mmh3.hash(str(i))


def md5_test():
  import hashlib

  for i in range(0, 100000):
    hashlib.md5(str(i)).hexdigest()


def sha1_test():
  import hashlib

  for i in range(0, 100000):
    hashlib.sha1(str(i)).hexdigest()


if __name__ == '__main__':
  import timeit
  print(timeit.timeit("mmh3_test()", setup="from __main__ import mmh3_test", number=100))
  print(timeit.timeit("md5_test()", setup="from __main__ import md5_test", number=100))
  print(timeit.timeit("sha1_test()", setup="from __main__ import sha1_test", number=100))