Launches subprocess 'tor --hash-password' and returns the hashed password

genTorPassHash.py

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
import logging

def genTorPassHash(password):
	"""	Launches a subprocess of tor to generate a hashed <password>"""
	logging.info("Generating a hashed password")
	torP = Popen(['tor', '--hush', '--hash-password', str(password)], stdout=PIPE, bufsize=1)
	try:
		with torP.stdout:
			for line in iter(torP.stdout.readline, b''):
				line = line.strip('\n')
				if not "16:" in line: 
					logging.debug(line)
				else:
					passhash = line
		torP.wait()
		logging.info("Got hashed password")
		return passhash
	except Exception as e:
		logging.exception(e)