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Improve hash() builtin docstring with caveats. (GH-125229)

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Improve  `hash()` builtin docstring with caveats.

Mention its return type and that the value can be expected to change between
processes (hash randomization).

Why? The `hash` builtin gets reached for and used by a lot of people whether it
is the right tool or not. IDEs surface docstrings and people use pydoc and
`help(hash)`.
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@ -1840,15 +1840,17 @@ hash as builtin_hash
obj: object
/
Return the hash value for the given object.
Return the integer hash value for the given object.
Two objects that compare equal must also have the same hash value, but the
reverse is not necessarily true.
Two objects that compare equal must also have the same hash value, but
the reverse is not necessarily true. Hash values may differ between
Python processes. Not all objects are hashable; calling hash() on an
unhashable object raises TypeError.
[clinic start generated code]*/
static PyObject *
builtin_hash(PyObject *module, PyObject *obj)
/*[clinic end generated code: output=237668e9d7688db7 input=58c48be822bf9c54]*/
/*[clinic end generated code: output=237668e9d7688db7 input=70a242ff65f6717c]*/
{
Py_hash_t x;