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diff --git a/Doc/library/uuid.rst b/Doc/library/uuid.rst index 8ec75a7..09c56e5 100644 --- a/Doc/library/uuid.rst +++ b/Doc/library/uuid.rst @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -:mod:`uuid` --- UUID objects according to RFC 4122 -================================================== +:mod:`uuid` --- UUID objects according to :rfc:`4122` +===================================================== .. module:: uuid :synopsis: UUID objects (universally unique identifiers) according to RFC 4122 @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ which relays any information about the UUID's safety, using this enumeration: Exactly one of *hex*, *bytes*, *bytes_le*, *fields*, or *int* must be given. The *version* argument is optional; if given, the resulting UUID will have its - variant and version number set according to RFC 4122, overriding bits in the + variant and version number set according to :rfc:`4122`, overriding bits in the given *hex*, *bytes*, *bytes_le*, *fields*, or *int*. Comparison of UUID objects are made by way of comparing their @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ which relays any information about the UUID's safety, using this enumeration: .. attribute:: UUID.urn - The UUID as a URN as specified in RFC 4122. + The UUID as a URN as specified in :rfc:`4122`. .. attribute:: UUID.variant @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ The :mod:`uuid` module defines the following functions: runs, it may launch a separate program, which could be quite slow. If all attempts to obtain the hardware address fail, we choose a random 48-bit number with the multicast bit (least significant bit of the first octet) - set to 1 as recommended in RFC 4122. "Hardware address" means the MAC + set to 1 as recommended in :rfc:`4122`. "Hardware address" means the MAC address of a network interface. On a machine with multiple network interfaces, universally administered MAC addresses (i.e. where the second least significant bit of the first octet is *unset*) will be preferred over |