[sha256sum folder] #python

sha256util.py

def sha256sum_folder(folder_path, output_file="checksum.sha256sum"):
    folder = Path(folder_path)
    output_path = folder / output_file

    with open(output_path, "wb") as out:
        for file in sorted(folder.iterdir()):
            # Skip directories and the output file itself
            if file.is_file() and file.name != output_file:
                sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
                with open(file, "rb") as f:
                    for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(8192), b""):
                        sha256.update(chunk)

                # Linux sha256sum format: <hash><two spaces><filename>
                out.write(f"{sha256.hexdigest()}  {file.name}\n".encode("utf-8"))

    return output_path