gen_md5

gen_md5(file: Union[str, Path], block_size: int = 256 * 128) -> str

• Description: Generates the MD5 hash for a given file. The purpose of this function is to make it easier to handle a large number of files. Naming them all can be tedious, so MD5 is used instead.

• Parameters

  • file (Union[str, Path]): The file name.
  • block_size (int): The size of each read block. The default is 256 * 128.

• Return value

  • str: The MD5 hash.

• Example

  import capybara as cb
  
  file = '/path/to/your/file'
  md5 = cb.gen_md5(file)
  print(md5)
  # >>> 'd41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e'