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Checks if string is valid uuid4
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validate_uuid.py
from uuid import UUID
def is_valid_uuid4(uuid_to_test):
"""
Check if uuid_to_test is a valid UUID, version 4.
Args:
uuid_to_test : str
Returns:
True if uuid_to_test is a valid UUID, otherwise `False`.
"""
try:
uuid_obj = UUID(uuid_to_test, version=4)
except (AttributeError, TypeError, ValueError):
return False
return str(uuid_obj) == uuid_to_test
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