implemented getSha1Digest function

getSha1Digest.py

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+import hashlib
+## The following function returns the sha1 digest from a file containing text
+## To use, call the function as follows print getSha1Digest("path/to/file")
+def getSha1Digest(path):
+    f = open(path)
+    path = f.read()
+    m = hashlib.sha1(path)
+
+    return m.hexdigest()