> >> def file_to_hash(path, m=None): > >> if m is None: > >> m = hashlib.md5()
> The first call will give you the correct checksum, the second: not. As the > default md5 instance remembers the state from the previous function call > you'll get the checksum of both files combined. Ouch. That was it. Python sucks. m = md5() looks like an initial assignment, not a special magic storage mode. Principle of least surprise fail, and principle of most helpful default behavior fail. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
