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I agree with Raymond and Tim here: while it's inevitably true that there are many possible hash collisions, we'd need to see where the current algorithm caused real problems in real code. Pointing out a few examples where there was a collision isn't very helpful.
So, jdemeyer, if it's possible to show (or describe) to us an example of a problem you had, such that we could repeat it, that would be helpful (and necessary) to evaluate any proposed changes. What were the inputs to hash() that caused a problem, and how did that problem manifest itself? |
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2018-09-21 10:17:25 | eric.smith | set | recipients:
+ eric.smith, tim.peters, rhettinger, mark.dickinson, ned.deily, jdemeyer |
2018-09-21 10:17:25 | eric.smith | set | messageid: <1537525045.11.0.956365154283.issue34751@psf.upfronthosting.co.za> |
2018-09-21 10:17:25 | eric.smith | link | issue34751 messages |
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