# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
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""" Utility functions for import of AiiDA entities using SQLAlchemy backend """
from uuid import UUID
[docs]def validate_uuid(given_uuid):
"""
A simple check for the UUID validity.
"""
try:
parsed_uuid = UUID(given_uuid, version=4)
except ValueError:
# If not a valid UUID
return False
# Check if there was any kind of conversion of the hex during
# the validation
return str(parsed_uuid) == given_uuid