def get_hexdigest(algorithm, salt, raw_password):
    raw_password, salt = smart_str(raw_password), smart_str(salt)
    if algorithm == 'crypt':
        try:
            import crypt
        except ImportError:
            raise ValueError('"crypt" password algorithm not supported in this '
                             'environment')
        return crypt.crypt(raw_password, salt)

    if algorithm == 'md5':
        return md5_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
    elif algorithm == 'sha1':
        return sha_constructor(salt + raw_password).hexdigest()
    raise ValueError("Got unknown password algorithm type in password.")
Returns a string of the hexdigest of the given plaintext password and salt
dataset/ETHPy150Open aino/django-primate/primate/auth/helpers.py/get_hexdigest