Simple time-prefixed UUID in Python

time_base_uuid.py

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import time
import uuid


def time_based_uuid() -> uuid.UUID:
    """
    UUID with first 32 bits incremental time based.
    """
    fields = (int(time.time()) // 8,)
    fields += uuid.uuid4().fields[1:]
    return uuid.UUID(fields=fields)