Official Python port of Sqids. Generate short unique IDs from numbers.
Sqids (pronounced "squids") is a small library that lets you generate unique IDs from numbers. It's good for link shortening, fast & URL-safe ID generation and decoding back into numbers for quicker database lookups.
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Install the package from PyPI, e. g. with pip:
pip install sqids
Import the Sqids
class from the sqids
package:
from sqids import Sqids
sqids = Sqids()
Simple encode & decode:
sqids = Sqids()
id = sqids.encode([1, 2, 3]) # "86Rf07"
numbers = sqids.decode(id) # [1, 2, 3]
Note 🚧 Because of the algorithm's design, multiple IDs can decode back into the same sequence of numbers. If it's important to your design that IDs are canonical, you have to manually re-encode decoded numbers and check that the generated ID matches.
Enforce a minimum length for IDs:
sqids = Sqids(min_length=10)
id = sqids.encode([1, 2, 3]) # "86Rf07xd4z"
numbers = sqids.decode(id) # [1, 2, 3]
Randomize IDs by providing a custom alphabet:
sqids = Sqids(alphabet="FxnXM1kBN6cuhsAvjW3Co7l2RePyY8DwaU04Tzt9fHQrqSVKdpimLGIJOgb5ZE")
id = sqids.encode([1, 2, 3]) # "B4aajs"
numbers = sqids.decode(id) # [1, 2, 3]
Prevent specific words from appearing anywhere in the auto-generated IDs:
sqids = Sqids(blocklist=["86Rf07"])
id = sqids.encode([1, 2, 3]) # "se8ojk"
numbers = sqids.decode(id) # [1, 2, 3]