bitcoinbook/code/hash_example.py

# example of iterating a nonce in a hashing algorithm's input

import hashlib
    
text = "I am Satoshi Nakamoto"

# iterate nonce from 0 to 19
for nonce in xrange(20): 
    
    # add the nonce to the end of the text
    input_data = text + str(nonce) 
     
    # calculate the SHA-256 hash of the input (text+nonce)
    hash_data = hashlib.sha256(input_data).hexdigest() 
    
    # show the input and hash result
    print input_data, '=>',  hash_data