Generate hash value
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-.. index:: object: hashkit_st
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-Generate a value for the given key
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SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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-The :func:`hashkit_value` function generates a 32-bit hash value from the
-given key and key_length. The hash argument is an initialized hashkit
-object, and distribution type and hash function is used from this
-object while generating the value.
+The `hashkit_value` function generates a 32-bit hash value from the given key
+and key_length. The hash argument is an initialized hashkit object, and
+distribution type and hash function is used from this object while generating
+the value.
RETURN VALUE
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