[New-bugs-announce] [issue32199] uuid.getnode() should return the MAC address on Android

[Xavier de Gaye]

New submission from Xavier de Gaye <xdegaye at gmail.com>:

Currently uuid.getnode() returns a random 48-bit number and so the UUIDs are not persistent across time. The reason is that on Android the 'ip link list' command fails.

uuid._ip_getnode() should invoke the 'ip link' command instead.

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components: Library (Lib)
messages: 307432
nosy: xdegaye
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: uuid.getnode() should return the MAC address on Android
type: behavior
versions: Python 3.7

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