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func CalculateStringShannonEntropy(str string) (entropy float64)

CalculateStringShannonEntropy measures the Shannon entropy of a string the returned value is a bits/byte 'entropy' value between 0.0 and 8.0, 0 being no, and 8 being maximal entropy. See http://bearcave.com/misl/misl_tech/wavelets/compression/shannon.html for the algorithmic explanation. Code comes from https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Entropy#Go:_Slice_version

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