The "UUID" class
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Constructor
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UUID(value)

   Constructs a "UUID" object with the given *value*. This may be:

   * an *int* value in the range 0 to 0xFFFFFFFF

   * a *str* value

   * another *UUID* object

   * any other value which can be converted to hex digits using
     "str()"


Instance Methods
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getCommonName()

   Returns string describing that UUID. If the UUID is one listed in
   Assigned Numbers this will be a human-readable name e.g. “Cycling
   Speed and Cadence”. Otherwise, it will be a hexadecimal string.


Properties
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All the properties listed below are read-only.

binVal

   The UUID expressed in binary (a "str" object on Python 2.x, "bytes"
   on 3.x).
