How can I format a string to UUID format that contains hyphens

Question

I have a string that looks like this. It's a UUID without the hyphens:

'0613ff4c000c0e08dda69667dc7d6c5b'

How can I format this string to look like a typical UUID with hyphens like the following:

'0613ff4c-000c-0e08-dda6-9667dc7d6c5b'

Answer 1

You can use the uuid module from the standard library:

import uuid

original = '0613ff4c000c0e08dda69667dc7d6c5b'

str(uuid.UUID(original))
# '0613ff4c-000c-0e08-dda6-9667dc7d6c5b'