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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import hashlib
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+
+DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE = 1024 * 1024  # 1 MB
+SUPPORTED_ALGOS = ["md5", "sha1", "sha224", "sha256"]
+
+def compute_hash(path: Path, algorithm: str, block_size: int = DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE) -> str:
+    """Compute the hash of a file using the chosen algorithm."""
+    try:
+        h = hashlib.new(algorithm)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise SystemExit(f"Error: Unsupported hash algorithm '{algorithm}'")
+
+    with path.open("rb") as f:
+        for chunk in iter(lambda: f.read(block_size), b""):
+            h.update(chunk)
+
+    return h.hexdigest()
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Compute hash(es) of a file or verify against a known hash."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("file", type=Path, help="Path to the file to hash")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "known_hash",
+        nargs="?",
+        help="Optional known hash to verify the file against",
+    )
+
+    parser.add_argument("-md5", action="store_true", help="Use MD5 algorithm")
+    parser.add_argument("-sha1", action="store_true", help="Use SHA-1 algorithm")
+    parser.add_argument("-sha224", action="store_true", help="Use SHA-224 algorithm")
+    parser.add_argument("-sha256", action="store_true", help="Use SHA-256 algorithm")
+
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not args.file.exists() or not args.file.is_file():
+        print(f"Error: File not found -> {args.file}", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    selected_algos = [
+        algo
+        for algo, used in {
+            "md5": args.md5,
+            "sha1": args.sha1,
+            "sha224": args.sha224,
+            "sha256": args.sha256,
+        }.items()
+        if used
+    ]
+
+    if not selected_algos:
+        selected_algos = ["sha1"] if args.known_hash else SUPPORTED_ALGOS
+
+    print()
+    if args.known_hash:
+        # Verification mode
+        algo = selected_algos[0]
+        digest = compute_hash(args.file, algo)
+        print(f"{algo.upper()} hash: {digest}")
+        if digest.lower() == args.known_hash.lower():
+            print("\033[32mCorrect\033[0m")
+            print("")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            print("\033[31mIncorrect\033[0m")
+            print("")
+            sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        # Normal hashing mode
+        print("Algorithm       Hash")
+        print("---------       ----")
+        for algo in selected_algos:
+            digest = compute_hash(args.file, algo)
+            print(f"{algo.upper():<8}        {digest}")
+        print()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()