external.guid

Module: external.guid

Functions

IPython.external.guid.extract_counter()

Extracts the counter from the guid (returns the bits in decimal)

IPython.external.guid.extract_ip()

Extracts the ip portion out of the guid and returns it as a string like 10.10.10.10

IPython.external.guid.extract_time()

Extracts the time portion out of the guid and returns the number of seconds since the epoch as a float

IPython.external.guid.generate()

Generates a new guid. A guid is unique in space and time because it combines the machine IP with the current time in milliseconds. Be careful about sending in a specified IP address because the ip makes it unique in space. You could send in the same IP address that is created on another machine.