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"""
Created on Jun 20, 2011

@author: Bilel Msekni
@contact: bilel.msekni@telecom-sudparis.eu
@organization: Institut Mines-Telecom - Telecom SudParis
@license: Apache License, Version 2.0
"""

import uuid


def get_UUID():
    """
    There are many ways to generate a uuid
    This example is using the generate random uuid method

    """
    _uuid = None
    _uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
    return _uuid


if __name__ == "__main__":
    _uuid = str(uuid.uuid4())
    print "New UUID = " + _uuid