RandallShanePhD
/ objectids.py
Created
July 28, 2014 20:59
Decode and Encode object ids in MongoDB using pymongo
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| # MongoDB Object ID decode | |
| # Randall Shane, PhD | |
| # RShane@BaseXVI.com | |
| # BaseXVI.com | |
| # 28 July 2014 | |
| '''MongoDB creates a unique id ('_id' key) for every document | |
| which is a 12 byte object comprised of 4 parts as follows: | |
| time stamp: 4 bytes |