Convert 32-char md5 string to integer

Question

What\'s the most efficient way to convert an md5 hash to a unique integer to perform a modulus operation?

Answer 1

Since the solution language was not specified, Python is used for this example.

import os
import hashlib

array = os.urandom(1 << 20)
md5 = hashlib.md5()
md5.update(array)
digest = md5.hexdigest()
number = int(digest, 16)

print(number % YOUR_NUMBER)