A script showing how to create a hash of a directory (or other byte object)

modules/dirHash.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# @Author: KevinMidboe
+# @Date:   2017-04-05 15:24:17
+# @Last Modified by:   KevinMidboe
+# @Last Modified time: 2017-04-05 18:22:13
+import os, hashlib
+from functools import reduce
+
+hashDir = '/Volumes/media/tv'
+
+def main():
+	dirList = os.listdir(hashDir)
+	concat = reduce(lambda x, y: x + y, dirList, "")
+	
+	m = hashlib.md5()
+	m.update(bytes(concat, 'utf-16be'))
+	return m.digest()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	print(main())
+
+# TODO The hash value should be saved in a global manner