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Collect a hash of all files in a directory/getHashes.py

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+import sys
+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+    folder_path = Path(sys.argv[1])
+else:
+    folder_path = Path(".")  # Current directory
+
+print(f"Check directory {folder_path}")
+output_file = Path("hashes.txt")
+
+with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+    for file in folder_path.rglob("*"):
+        if file.is_file():
+            if file.is_symlink():
+                print(f"File is a link - {file}")
+                f.write(f"File is a link - {file}\n")
+            else:
+                hasher = hashlib.md5()
+                try:
+                    print(f"Getting a hash for a file: {file}")
+                    # Read file in 64KB chunks to protect system memory
+                    with open(file, "rb") as file_bytes:
+                        for chunk in iter(lambda: file_bytes.read(65536), b""):
+                            hasher.update(chunk)
+                    file_hash = hasher.hexdigest()
+                    f.write(f"{file_hash} - {file}\n")
+                except Exception as e:
+                    f.write(f"ERROR  {file} ({e})\n")