lerafoxqueen/LeraFoxQueen/validity.py

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import uuid
def is_valid_uuid(uuid_to_test, version=4):
"""
Check if uuid_to_test is a valid UUID.
Parameters
----------
uuid_to_test : str
version : {1, 2, 3, 4}
Returns
-------
`True` if uuid_to_test is a valid UUID, otherwise `False`.
Examples
--------
>>> is_valid_uuid('c9bf9e57-1685-4c89-bafb-ff5af830be8a')
True
>>> is_valid_uuid('c9bf9e58')
False
"""
try:
uuid_obj = uuid.UUID(uuid_to_test, version=version)
except ValueError:
return False
return str(uuid_obj) == uuid_to_test