Decodes a Base32 command-line parameter to UUID, using .NET Guid-compatible byte order

base32_decode.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import uuid
import base64
import sys
	
def base32decode(s):
	# NB - input should be a hex string of 26 characters
	padded_bytes = f"{s}======".encode('ascii')
	decoded_bytes = base64.b32decode(padded_bytes, casefold=True)
  # NB - bytes_le uses .NET Guid-compatible byte order
	guid = uuid.UUID(bytes_le=decoded_bytes)
	return guid

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
	print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} base32-encoded-uuid")
	exit(1)
	
guid = base32decode(sys.argv[1])
print(guid)