Pending removal in Python 3.19¶
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In hash function constructors such as
new()or the direct hash-named constructors such asmd5()andsha256(), their optional initial data parameter could also be passed a keyword argument nameddata=orstring=in varioushashlibimplementations.Support for the
stringkeyword argument name is now deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.19.Before Python 3.13, the
stringkeyword parameter was not correctly supported depending on the backend implementation of hash functions. Prefer passing the initial data as a positional argument for maximum backwards compatibility.