-# Run the external 'md5sum' program on the input file, with the current working
-# directory set to the location the input file was extracted to.
-stdoutdata, stderrdata = arvados.util.run_command(
- ['md5sum', input_file],
- cwd=input_dir)
+# Run the external 'md5sum' program on the input file
+stdoutdata, stderrdata = arvados.util.run_command(['md5sum', input_file])