Name
hash
Synopsis
hash(obj
)
Returns the hash value for obj
.
obj
can be a dictionary key only if
obj
can be hashed. All numbers that
compare equal have the same hash value, even if they are of different
types. If the type of obj
does not define
equality comparison,
hash(
obj
)
returns
id(
obj
)
.
See also __hash__ in Chapter 5.
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