diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
index 5d23366..4d155e0 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
@@ -797,6 +797,17 @@
       endl;
   }
 
+  out << indent() << "def __hash__(self):" << endl;
+  indent_up(); 
+  indent(out) << "value = PYTHONHASHSEED" << endl; 
+  for (m_iter = members.begin(); m_iter != members.end(); ++m_iter) { 
+    indent(out) << "value = (value * 31) ^ hash(self." << (*m_iter)->get_name() + ")" << endl; 
+  } 
+  indent(out) << "return value" << endl; 
+  indent_down(); 
+  out << endl; 
+  
+  
   if (!gen_slots_) {
     // Printing utilities so that on the command line thrift
     // structs look pretty like dictionaries