perceval/backend.py
def uuid(*args):
    """Generate a UUID based on the given parameters.

    The UUID will be the SHA1 of the concatenation of the values
    from the list. The separator bewteedn these values is ':'.
    Each value must be a non-empty string, otherwise, the function
    will raise an exception.

    :param *args: list of arguments used to generate the UUID

    :returns: a universal unique identifier

    :raises ValueError: when anyone of the values is not a string,
        is empty or `None`.
    """
    def check_value(v):
        if not isinstance(v, str):
            raise ValueError("%s value is not a string instance" % str(v))
        elif not v:
            raise ValueError("value cannot be None or empty")
        else:
            return v

    s = ':'.join(map(check_value, args))

    sha1 = hashlib.sha1(s.encode('utf-8', errors='surrogateescape'))
    uuid_sha1 = sha1.hexdigest()

    return uuid_sha1
def uuid(*args):
    def check_value(v):
        if not isinstance(v, str):
            raise ValueError("%s value is not a string instance" % str(v))
        elif not v:
            raise ValueError("value cannot be None or empty")
        else:
            return v

    s = ':'.join(map(check_value, args))

    sha1 = hashlib.sha1(s.encode('utf-8', errors='surrogateescape'))
    uuid_sha1 = sha1.hexdigest()

    return uuid_sha1
def uuid ( * args ) : def check_value ( v ) : if not isinstance ( v , str ) : raise ValueError ( "%s value is not a string instance" % str ( v ) ) elif not v : raise ValueError ( "value cannot be None or empty" ) else : return v s = ':' . join ( map ( check_value , args ) ) sha1 = hashlib . sha1 ( s . encode ( 'utf-8' , errors = 'surrogateescape' ) ) uuid_sha1 = sha1 . hexdigest ( ) return uuid_sha1
Generate a UUID based on the given parameters.

    The UUID will be the SHA1 of the concatenation of the values
    from the list. The separator bewteedn these values is ':'.
    Each value must be a non-empty string, otherwise, the function
    will raise an exception.

    :param *args: list of arguments used to generate the UUID

    :returns: a universal unique identifier

    :raises ValueError: when anyone of the values is not a string,
        is empty or `None`.
Generate a UUID based on the given parameters .