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checksum-comparer

An easy-to-use CLI Checksum Comparison tool written in Python that generates and compares the checksum of two files within the current directory.
Note: Requires a working Python installation to function
Important: This tool will only work on Windows Operating Systems.

Supported Algorithms:

  • MD5
  • SHA1
  • SHA256

How to use:

  • Clone the repository
  • Take the file named "Checksum.py" and place it in the directory which contains the file whose checksum needs to be generated
  • Run the script
  • The script will auto-detect the files present in the directory it was placed in and ask the user to select one
  • Next, the user must select any one of the three supported algorithms
  • If the user already has the expected hashvalue (from a website, or from the source) it can be entered in the next prompt. Else, hitting Enter will skip this step and display the hashvalue immediately without any comparisons.
  • The status of the comparison of the expected hashvalue that was entered by the user and the generated hashvalue (be it matching or not matching) will be displayed finally.
  • Finally, the comparison result between the generated and expected (user entered) hash values will be displayed