ppdeep 20250622

Usage

To compute a fuzzy hash, simply use hash() function:

` >>> import ppdeep >>> h1 = ppdeep.hash('The equivalence of mass and energy translates into the well-known E = mc²') >>> h1 '3:RC0qYX4LBFA0dxEq4z2LRK+oCKI9VnXn:RvqpLB60dx8ilK+owX' >>> h2 = ppdeep.hash('The equivalence of mass and energy translates into the well-known E = MC2') >>> h2 '3:RC0qYX4LBFA0dxEq4z2LRK+oCKI99:RvqpLB60dx8ilK+oA' `

To calculate level of similarity, use compare() function which returns an integer value from 0 to 100 (full match):

` >>> ppdeep.compare(h1, h2) 34 `

Function hash_from_file() accepts a filename as argument and calculates the hash of the contents of the file:

` >>> ppdeep.hash_from_file('.bash_history') '1536:EXM36dG36x3KW732vOAcg3EP1qKlKozcK0z5G+lEPTssl/7eO7HOBF:tKlKozcWT0' `

Installation

` $ pip install ppdeep `

If you want to use the latest version of the code, you can install it from Git:

` $ git clone https://github.com/elceef/ppdeep.git $ cd ppdeep $ pip install . `