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stats.ApproximateUnique has an optional mmh3 dependency [1] (mmh3 is roughly 9xs faster than md5), but if that repository is problematic for users, we should look into alternatives.
Other options: sklearn.utils.murmurhash3_32
[1][https://github.com/hajimes/mmh3,](https://github.com/hajimes/mmh3,) [https://pypi.org/project/mmh3/2.0/](https://pypi.org/project/mmh3/2.0/)
cc: [~tvalentyn]
Imported from Jira [BEAM-10920](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/BEAM-10920). Original Jira may contain additional context.
Reported by: monicadsong.
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