# _crypt - pydoc - phpman

Help on module _crypt:

## NAME
    _crypt

## MODULE REFERENCE
    <https://docs.python.org/3.10/library/_crypt.html>

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## FUNCTIONS
### crypt
        Hash a *word* with the given *salt* and return the hashed password.

        *word* will usually be a user's password.  *salt* (either a random 2 or 16
        character string, possibly prefixed with $digit$ to indicate the method)
        will be used to perturb the encryption algorithm and produce distinct
        results for a given *word*.

## FILE
    /usr/lib/python3.10/lib-dynload/_crypt.cpython-310-x86_64-linux-gnu.so