‘sha3’ is a Python library for the SHA-3 hashing functions.

This is a stand-alone package of the ‘sha3’ code included in Python 3.6 and later.

SHA-3, also known as “Keccak”, is a family of algorithms standardised by NIST under the title “FIPS 202, SHA-3 Standard: Permutation-Based Hash And Extendable-Output Functions”.

This package installs the library for Python 3.