How do I check if a string is a valid UUID4 in Python?
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To check if a string is a valid UUID4 (Universally Unique Identifier version 4) in Python, you can use various approaches. Here's a long-form explanation of different methods to accomplish this: 1. Using theuuid module: - Python's built-inuuid module provides functions and classes for working with UUIDs. - Import theuuid module and use theUUID() function to attempt to create a UUID object from the string. - If the creation succeeds without raising aValueError exception and the UUID version is 4, it means the string is a valid UUID4. - Example:

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import uuid

def is_valid_uuid4(string):
    try:
   uuid_obj = uuid.UUID(string)
   return uuid_obj.version == 4
    except ValueError:
   return False

2. Using Regular Expressions: - Regular expressions can be used to match and validate the format of a UUID4. - You can import there module and define a regular expression pattern that matches the standard format of a UUID4. - The patternr'^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89aAbB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$' matches a string consisting of five groups of hexadecimal characters separated by hyphens, with the fourth group starting with4 and the fifth group's first character being8,9,a,A,b, orB. - Use there.match() function to check if the entire string matches the pattern. - If it matches, returnTrue; otherwise, returnFalse. - Example:

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import re

def is_valid_uuid4(string):
    pattern = r'^[0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-4[0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89aAbB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$'
    return bool(re.match(pattern, string))

Choose the method that best suits your requirements. Each approach checks if a string is a valid UUID4, but they differ in terms of validation criteria, supported formats, and potential overhead.

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