gistfile1.pyw

"""
On Mac OS X (10.6.3) produces:

    $ python test.py 
    35adf230-9f19-4470-bc23-1869998286e3
    35adf230-9f19-4470-bc23-1869998286e3
    35adf230-9f19-4470-bc23-1869998286e3

Uses uuid_generate_random(3) from libc

On Ubuntu (Lucid) produces:

    # python test.py 
    d83c20a3-d859-4210-b3b5-1e1f09e54521
    6818f895-0f9c-4863-8c29-3aad1e22ac69
    581b921f-cc71-4a7e-b7d9-389f8187c012

Uses uuid_generate_random(3) from libuuid
"""
from uuid import uuid4
from multiprocessing import Process

def f():
    print uuid4()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    for i in range(3):
        Process(target=f).start()