diff --git a/PyTeX/build/build/hashing.py b/PyTeX/build/build/hashing.py
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+import hashlib
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/a/3431838/16371376
+
+
+def md5(file: Path):
+    hash_md5 = hashlib.md5()
+    with open(file, "rb") as f:
+        for block in iter(lambda: f.read(4096), b""):
+            hash_md5.update(block)
+        return hash_md5.hexdigest()