The hashlib module's SHA3 functions (specifically, sha3_256 & sha3_512) are not able to be pickled as far as I'm able to see. I know that the internal state of a SHA3 object can be easily represented by two unique values, the 1600-bit `S`-state value, and the last, smaller than `r`-rate number of bits (1088 for sha3_256, and 576 for sha3_512) of data which have not yet been incorporated into the `S`-state.
Is there a simple way to export these two internal values from a sha3_256 or sha3_512 object, and conversely, a simple way to import these two exported values back into a new object? The goal is to be able to pause a hash object, then to store the state for some later time at which a new object can be created that's functionally equivalent to the first. Is there a simple way to do this? Best, rmlibre -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
