Add string hashing support for dict keys #391
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Summary
This PR adds hashing support for strings, enabling them to be used as dictionary keys. The implementation includes a cached hash value in the string structure and uses the FNV-1a hashing algorithm.
Key Changes
int32_t hashfield tospy_Strstruct to cache computed hash valuesspy_str_hash()using FNV-1a algorithm with special handling for edge cases (hash values of 0 and -1 are remapped to avoid collisions with uninitialized state)w_hash_str()builtin function in the VM to expose string hashing to the languagetest_str_keys()to verify dictionaries can use strings as keysImplementation Details
https://claude.ai/code/session_014btrxaUSHiKYTzgR8dJxQy