hash() in Python [duplicate]

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How does hash function works in Python? Why is hash('\0b') = hash('\0\0c') even though '\0b' is not equal to '\0\0c'?

>>>print hash('\0b') == hash('\0\0c')
True
>>>print hash('\0b'),hash('\0\0c'),hash('\0\0\0d'),hash('\0\0\0\0e')
96 96 96 96

via Chebli Mohamed