How do I hash lists in Python in a memory-efficient way?

Hashing lists in Python can be tricky because lists are mutable and not hashable by default. However, you can convert a list to a tuple, which is hashable. Below is a memory-efficient way to hash lists using Python's built-in libraries.


        from hashlib import sha256

        def hash_list(lst):
            # Convert the list to a tuple to make it hashable
            lst_tuple = tuple(lst)
            # Use sha256 to hash the tuple
            return sha256(str(lst_tuple).encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()

        # Example usage
        my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
        hashed_value = hash_list(my_list)
        print(hashed_value)