---
id: xxhash
version: "4.0.0"
license: BSD-2-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# xxhash — Python binding for xxHash

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install xxhash
uv add xxhash
poetry add xxhash

## Description

python-xxhash
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.. _HMAC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash-based_message_authentication_code
.. _xxHash: https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash
.. _Cyan4973: https://github.com/Cyan4973


xxhash is a Python binding for the xxHash_ library by `Yann Collet`__.

__ Cyan4973_

Installation
------------

.. code-block:: bash

   $ pip install xxhash
   
You can also install using conda:

.. code-block:: bash

   $ conda install...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

xxhash provides fast, non-cryptographic hashing via Python bindings to the xxHash C library, supporting xxh32, xxh64, and xxh3 algorithms with a hashlib-compatible interface.

Verdict: xxhash is a mature, actively maintained binding to a widely-used fast hash library with zero known vulnerabilities, broad platform coverage via prebuilt wheels, and a stable hashlib-compatible API. Install friction is moderate due to C compilation, but wheels mitigate this for most users. Suitable for production use in applications requiring high-speed non-cryptographic hashing.

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