> Is there a GUID or UUID generator in Python? Batteries included ...
uuid module http://www.python.org/doc/2.5/whatsnew/modules.html http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc4122.html Generates universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) according to RFC 4122. The RFC defines several different UUID versions that are generated from a starting string, from system properties, or purely randomly. This module contains a UUID class and functions named uuid1(), uuid3(), uuid4(), and uuid5() to generate different versions of UUID. (Version 2 UUIDs are not specified in RFC 4122 and are not supported by this module.) Examples: import uuid # make a UUID based on the host ID and current time uuid.uuid1() UUID('a8098c1a-f86e-11da-bd1a-00112444be1e') # make a UUID using an MD5 hash of a namespace UUID and a name uuid.uuid3(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, 'python.org') UUID('6fa459ea-ee8a-3ca4-894e-db77e160355e') # make a random UUID uuid.uuid4() UUID('16fd2706-8baf-433b-82eb-8c7fada847da') # make a UUID using a SHA-1 hash of a namespace UUID and a name uuid.uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, 'python.org') UUID('886313e1-3b8a-5372-9b90-0c9aee199e5d') Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
