##py-lookup3## Python bindings for lookup3 ("A hash function for hash table lookup that is faster and more thorough than the one you are using now.").
Install:
python setup.py install
Usage:
import lookup3
hash = lookup3.hashlittle('String to hash')`
Benchmark:
python benchmark.py
Ran md5 1000 times in 2.27848410606
Ran lookup3 1000 times in 0.56174492836
Ran murmur3 1000 times in 0.399135112762
Ran python 1000 times in 0.208546161652