Python 3.3.0 (v3.3.0:bd8afb90ebf2, Sep 29 2012, 10:57:17) [MSC v.1600 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32 Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information. >>> import hashlib >>> h = hashlib.new('ripemd160') >>> h.update(b"Rosetta Code") >>> h.hexdigest() 'b3be159860842cebaa7174c8fff0aa9e50a5199f' >>>