Python uuid

The uuid module in Python is used to generate unique identifiers. UUID stands for "Universally Unique Identifier". UUIDs are used in many applications as unique identifiers for objects, data records, and other entities.

To use the uuid module, you first need to import it:

import uuid

Once you have imported the uuid module, you can generate a UUID using the `uuid.uuid4()` method:

my_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
print(my_uuid)

This will generate a random UUID and print it to the console.

You can also generate a UUID based on a namespace and a name using the `uuid.uuid5()` method:

namespace = uuid.UUID('6ba7b810-9dad-11d1-80b4-00c04fd430c8')
name = 'example'
my_uuid = uuid.uuid5(namespace, name)
print(my_uuid)

This will generate a UUID based on the namespace and name provided.

UUIDs are typically represented as strings of 32 hexadecimal digits separated by hyphens. However, you can also convert a UUID to a bytes object using the `bytes()` method:

my_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
my_bytes = bytes(my_uuid)
print(my_bytes)

This will convert the UUID to a bytes object and print it to the console.