Uuid

Added in version 0.78.

class Uuid(*args, **kwargs)

An object representing an UUID.

Constructors

class Uuid

classmethod new_from_string(str: str, len: int, fmt: UuidFormat) → Uuid | None

Creates a new UUID from its string representation str.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

• str – a string

• len – the length of str, or -1 is str is NUL terminated

• fmt – flags from UuidFormat for which fmt(s) to accept

classmethod new_v4() → Uuid

Creates a new random UUID.

Added in version 0.78.

Methods

class Uuid

dup() → Uuid

Creates a copy of uuid.

Added in version 0.78.

equal(other: Uuid) → bool

Compares uuid and other for equality.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

other

free() → None

Frees uuid.

Added in version 0.78.

free_to_string(fmt: UuidFormat, len: int) → str

Frees uuid and returns its string representation, see to_string() for more information.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

• fmt – a UuidFormat

• len – a location to store the length of the returned string, or None

new_v5(data: str, len: int) → Uuid

Creates a new UUID for ns and str.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

• data – string data

• len – the length of data, or -1 if str is NUL terminated

to_string(fmt: UuidFormat) → tuple[str, int]

Returns the string representation of uuid.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

fmt – a UuidFormat

classmethod validate_string(str: str, len: int, fmt: UuidFormat) → bool

Checks whether str is a valid string representation of an UUID.

Added in version 0.78.

Parameters:

• str – a string

• len – the length of str, or -1 is str is NUL terminated

• fmt – a UuidFormat