Generate String Only Unique to That Platform

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snippsat

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Sep-10-2019, 03:33 PM

Can use uuid.
It provides the uniqueness as it generates ids on the basis of time,Computer hardware (MAC etc.).

>>> import uuid
>>> 
>>> str(uuid.uuid4())[:6]
'5a7fce'

Quote:especially in Python 2.7

Then stop using Python 2.7 Hand

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RE: Generate String Only Unique to That Platform - by snippsat - Sep-10-2019, 03:33 PM

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