Generates the equivalent of an uuid3 but qualifing only by datetime.utcnow()

gist_version_uuid_by_date.py

from hashlib import md5
from uuid import UUID, uuid4
from datetime import datetime
def version_uuid_by_date()->str:
        """Generates the equivalent of an uuid3 but qualifing only by datetime.utcnow()
        
        example:
        '2018-11-15' will return  'f77ef8a9-a377-3083-b131-148cded89c95'
        
        """
        utcnow = datetime.utcnow().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
        
        hash = md5(bytes(str(utcnow), "utf-8")).digest()
        return str(UUID(bytes=hash[:16], version = 3))