import hashlib

import time

def hash_data_with_retry(data, algorithm='sha256', retry_interval=5, max_retries=3):

"""Hashes user data with retry mechanism."""

for attempt in range(max_retries):

try:

# Hash the data using the specified algorithm

hash_object = hashlib.new(algorithm)

hash_object.update(str(data).encode('utf-8')) # Convert data to string and encode

hex_dig = hash_object.hexdigest()

return hex_dig # Return the hash if successful

except Exception as e:

print(f"Hash error on attempt {attempt + 1}: {e}")

if attempt < max_retries - 1:

time.sleep(retry_interval) # Wait before retrying

else:

print("Max retries reached. Returning None.")

return None # Return None if all retries fail

if __name__ == '__main__':

# Example usage

user_data = "some user data"

hashed_value = hash_data_with_retry(user_data)

if hashed_value:

print(f"Hashed value: {hashed_value}")

else:

print("Hashing failed after multiple retries.")