converting hexdigest string back to original string

Question

I have a string and I can create its md5 using hexdigest by doing this

import hashlib
ver = 'root123'
hashlib.md5(ver).hexdigest()
'ff9830c42660c1dd1942844f8069b74a'

Now I would like to reverse this process. I have a hexdigest string and I would like to convert it to its original string. Is their a python library or a function to do that

Thank you

See [Is it possible to decrypt md5 hashes?](http://stackoverflow.com/q/1240852/222914) — Janne Karila, Sep 03 '13 at 07:47
Hash functions cannot compress data nor encrypt it. Information is lost during the process — lucasg, Sep 03 '13 at 08:19

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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md5 hash is a one way hash. You cannot get the original string back. See more at:

Is it possible to decrypt md5 hashes?

edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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