In <0692e6a2-343c-4eb0-be57-fe5c815ef...@googlegroups.com> Richard <richar...@gmail.com> writes:
> I want to create a URL-safe unique ID for URL's. > Currently I use: > url_id = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(url) > >>> base64.urlsafe_b64encode('docs.python.org/library/uuid.html') > 'ZG9jcy5weXRob24ub3JnL2xpYnJhcnkvdXVpZC5odG1s' > I would prefer more concise ID's. > What do you recommend? - Compression? Does the ID need to contain all the information necessary to recreate the original URL? -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gor...@panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list