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Generate unique, URL friendly ID's based on UUID with Python
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| import re | |
| import uuid | |
| import base64 | |
| def uuid_url64(): | |
| """Returns a unique, 16 byte, URL safe ID by combining UUID and Base64 | |
| """ | |
| rv = base64.b64encode(uuid.uuid4().bytes).decode('utf-8') | |
| return re.sub(r'[\=\+\/]', lambda m: {'+': '-', '/': '_', '=': ''}[m.group(0)], rv) |
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