generating uuids / guids

[Aahz]

In article <2nhnrfF13jq0U1 at uni-berlin.de>,
Jon Perez  <jbperez808 at wahoo.com> wrote:
>
>Is there a Python function that works on all platforms (not just Win32)
>to generate such in the DCE / Microsoft format?
>
>If not present, this looks like it would be a very Pythonic addition
>to the standard library.

Sure it would.  Best way to start is to create a stand-alone third-party
library that implements the full DCE spec.  Once it has proven its
utility and stability, send a note to python-dev suggesting that it be
added.

Keep in mind that UUID generation is a somewhat complex and tricky
business will likely require some kind of C library support (to get the
MAC address, to check if there's already a system-level UUID/GUID
generator present, to provide a "good" UUID if there's no network card,
and so on).
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