uuid and shortuuid in python

shorten_uuid.py

# `pip install shortuuid`

import uuid
long = uuid.uuid5(namespace=uuid.NAMESPACE_URL, name="http://example.com")
print long # UUID('8c9ddcb0-8084-5a7f-a988-1095ab18b5df')

import shortuuid
short = shortuuid.uuid(name="http://example.com")
print short # 'c8sh5y9hdSMS6zVnrvf53T'

print long == shortuuid.decode(short)  # True
print short == shortuuid.encode(long)  # True