Add a Python project that scans a directory and detects duplicate files using hashing (MD5 or SHA256).

[paltannistha]

Use Case

Many users have duplicate files in their system which consume unnecessary storage.
This tool will help identify files with identical content even if the filenames are different.

Proposed Solution

Create a Python script that:

• Scans a user-specified folder
• Calculates the hash (MD5/SHA256) of each file
• Compares hashes to detect duplicates
• Prints a list of duplicate files

Example Output

Duplicate files found:
file1.txt == file_copy.txt
image.png == image_backup.png

Additional Information

This project will demonstrate:

• File handling in Python
• Hashing using hashlib
• Dictionary-based comparison for efficient duplicate detection

[paltannistha]

I want to work on this issue. Thanks is advance.

[thegeekyb0y]

Go ahead