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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+import sys
+import uuid
+
+def uuidgen(name):
+    return uuid.uuid5(uuid.uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_URL, "android.com"), name)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print("Usage: uuidgen.py <name>")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    name = sys.argv[1]
+    print(uuidgen(name))