""" The md5 and sha modules are deprecated since Python 2.5, replaced by the hashlib module containing both hash algorithms. Here, we provide a common interface to the md5 and sha constructors, preferring the hashlib module when available. """ try: import hashlib md5_constructor = hashlib.md5 sha_constructor = hashlib.sha1 except ImportError: import md5 md5_constructor = md5.new import sha sha_constructor = sha.new