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# uuid

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# <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>module</span>  pixeltable.functions.uuid

Pixeltable UDFs for `UUID`.

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>udf</span>  to\_string()

```python Signature theme={null}
@pxt.udf
to_string(u: pxt.UUID) -> pxt.String
```

Convert a UUID to its string representation.

**Parameters:**

* **`u`** (`pxt.UUID`): The UUID to convert.

**Returns:**

* `pxt.String`: The string representation of the UUID, in the form `xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx`.

**Examples:**

Convert the UUID column `id` in an existing table `tbl` to a string:

```python  theme={null}
tbl.add_computed_column(id_string=to_string(tbl.id))
```

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>udf</span>  uuid4()

```python Signature theme={null}
@pxt.udf
uuid4() -> pxt.UUID
```

Generate a random UUID (version 4).

Equivalent to [`uuid.uuid4()`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/uuid.html#uuid.uuid4).

## <span style={{ 'color': 'gray' }}>udf</span>  uuid7()

```python Signature theme={null}
@pxt.udf
uuid7() -> pxt.UUID
```

Generate a time-based UUID.

Equivalent to [`uuid.uuid7()`](https://docs.python.org/3/library/uuid.html#uuid.uuid7).


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