This one line function adds up the ascii values of a string and returns the total as a checksum. Also included is a variation which returns the checksum mod 256 (so it can be used as a single byte). The same technique can be used to add up a list of numbers, or to return the average of a list (examples are also included) or to do any other any other simple processing on a list or a string.
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# input - string
def checksum(st):
return reduce(lambda x,y:x+y, map(ord, st))
# returns total mod 256 as checksum
# input - string
def checksum256(st):
return reduce(lambda x,y:x+y, map(ord, st)) % 256
# totals a list of numbers
# input - list or tuple of numbers
def totalList(lst):
return reduce(lambda x,y:x+y, lst)
# returns the average of a list of numbers
# input - list or tuple of numbers
def averageList(lst):
return reduce(lambda x,y:x+y, lst) / len(lst)
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Use builtin over lambda whenever possible. Use "operator.add" instead of "lambda x,y:x+y" which avoids the overhead of "n" Python function calls.
Doesn't a typical checksum use a xor not addition? I.E. x + y => x ^ y