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gh-99502: mention bytes-like objects as input in `secrets.compare_digest` (GH-99512)
Now it is in sync with https://docs.python.org/3/library/hmac.html#hmac.compare_digest It is the same function, just re-exported. So, I guess they should mention the same input types.
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.. function:: compare_digest(a, b)
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Return ``True`` if strings *a* and *b* are equal, otherwise ``False``,
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Return ``True`` if strings or
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:term:`bytes-like objects <bytes-like object>`
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*a* and *b* are equal, otherwise ``False``,
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using a "constant-time compare" to reduce the risk of
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`timing attacks <https://codahale.com/a-lesson-in-timing-attacks/>`_.
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See :func:`hmac.compare_digest` for additional details.
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