Python convert str variable to UUID type

Question

I am trying to convert str variable to UUID type. Online tutorials point to below code

import uuid
delete_uuid = "5d27bf88-f3dd-4e95-89c1-f200c8484b42"
your_uuid_string = uuid.UUID(delete_uuid).hex

print(type(your_uuid_string))

but the output is still of type str. Please guide

Wiktor Stribiżew · Accepted Answer · 2021-04-18 11:13:40Z

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If you need to get a UUID object as output you need to remove .hex, as UUID.hex returns a str:

The UUID as a 32-character hexadecimal string.

So, you can use

>>> import uuid
>>> delete_uuid = "5d27bf88-f3dd-4e95-89c1-f200c8484b42"
>>> your_uuid_string = uuid.UUID(delete_uuid)
>>> type(your_uuid_string)
<class 'uuid.UUID'>

answered Apr 18, 2021 at 11:13

Wiktor Stribiżew

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