--- a/OrthancServer/Resources/Samples/Python/ContinuousPatientAnonymization.py	Thu Dec 16 16:13:03 2021 +0100
+++ b/OrthancServer/Resources/Samples/Python/ContinuousPatientAnonymization.py	Fri Dec 17 13:36:27 2021 +0100
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import time
 import sys
 import RestToolbox
-import md5
+import hashlib
 
 
 ##
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@
         
         # The PatientID after anonymization is taken as the 8 first
         # characters from the MD5 hash of the original PatientID
-        anonymizedID = md5.new(patientID).hexdigest()[:8]
+        h = hashlib.md5(patientID.encode('ascii'))
+        anonymizedID = h.hexdigest()[:8]
         anonymizedName = 'Anonymized patient %d' % COUNT
         COUNT += 1
 
         RestToolbox.DoPost(URL + path + '/anonymize',
                            { 'Replace' : { 'PatientID' : anonymizedID,
-                                           'PatientName' : anonymizedName } })
+                                           'PatientName' : anonymizedName },
+                             'Force' : True })
 
         # Delete the source patient after the anonymization
         RestToolbox.DoDelete(URL + change['Path'])