sum_md5_thing

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Filename: sum_md5_thing.py
# Version: 1.0.3
# Author: Jeoi Reqi

"""
Description:
    - This script reads an input file, calculates the MD5 sum of each line, and writes the results to an output file.

Functions:
    - md5sum(string):
        Returns the MD5 sum of a given string.
    - process_file(local_input_filename, local_output_filename):
        Reads an input file, calculates MD5 sum of each line, and writes results to an output file.

Requirements:
    - Python 3.x

Usage:
    - To use this script, call the process_file function with the input and output filenames as arguments.

Additional Notes:
    - Make sure the input file exists and is accessible.
    - The output file will be overwritten if it already exists.
"""

import hashlib

def md5sum(string):
    """
    Return the MD5 sum of a given string.

    Args:
        string (str): The input string for which the MD5 sum will be calculated.

    Returns:
        str: The MD5 sum of the input string.
    """
    return hashlib.md5(string.encode()).hexdigest()

def process_file(local_input_filename, local_output_filename):
    """
    Read input file, calculate MD5 sum of each line, and write results to output file.

    Args:
        local_input_filename (str): The filename of the input file containing the strings.
        local_output_filename (str): The filename of the output file where the MD5 sums will be saved.
    """
    md5_dict = {}

    print("Processing the input file. This may take some time...")

    with open(local_input_filename, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as infile:
        for line in infile:
            # Remove leading and trailing whitespace
            line = line.strip()
            # Skip empty lines
            if line:
                # Compute MD5 sum
                md5_hash = md5sum(line)
                # Store the line and its MD5 hash in the dictionary
                md5_dict[line] = md5_hash

    # Write the dictionary to the output file with custom formatting
    with open(local_output_filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as outfile:
        for string, md5_hash in md5_dict.items():
            outfile.write(f'"{string}": "{md5_hash}",\n')

    print("\nProcessing completed. Result saved to:", {global_output_filename}, "\n")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    global_input_filename = 'input.txt'  # Replace with your list filename
    global_output_filename = 'sum_md5_output.txt'
    process_file(global_input_filename, global_output_filename)