ICI Modules: uuid

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Modules by name : by type

Overview

The uuid provides access to the Gnome UUID library. This library provides for the creation of UUIDs and various other functions involving them.

Interface

• uuid.clear - make a UUID NULL

• uuid.compare - compare two UUIDs

• uuid.copy - copy a UUID

• uuid.generate - generate a UUID

• uuid.generate_random - generate a random UUID

• uuid.generate_time - generate a time-based UUID

• uuid.is_null - is a UUID NULL?

• uuid.parse - read a UUID from a string

• uuid.unparse - generate a string from a UUID

• uuid.time - extract time from a UUID

• uuid.type - extract type of UUID

• uuid.variant - determine UUID variant