cpython/Doc/c-api/hash.rst

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.. highlight:: c
PyHash API
----------
See also the :c:member:`PyTypeObject.tp_hash` member.
.. c:type:: Py_hash_t
Hash value type: signed integer.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
.. c:type:: Py_uhash_t
Hash value type: unsigned integer.
.. versionadded:: 3.2
.. c:type:: PyHash_FuncDef
Hash function definition used by :c:func:`PyHash_GetFuncDef`.
.. c::member:: Py_hash_t (*const hash)(const void *, Py_ssize_t)
Hash function.
.. c:member:: const char *name
Hash function name (UTF-8 encoded string).
.. c:member:: const int hash_bits
Internal size of the hash value in bits.
.. c:member:: const int seed_bits
Size of seed input in bits.
.. versionadded:: 3.4
.. c:function:: PyHash_FuncDef* PyHash_GetFuncDef(void)
Get the hash function definition.
.. seealso::
:pep:`456` "Secure and interchangeable hash algorithm".
.. versionadded:: 3.4
.. c:function:: Py_hash_t Py_HashPointer(const void *ptr)
Hash a pointer value: process the pointer value as an integer (cast it to
``uintptr_t`` internally). The pointer is not dereferenced.
The function cannot fail: it cannot return ``-1``.
.. versionadded:: 3.13