Creating django objects with a random primary key

Question

I\'m working with an API that wants me to generate opaque \"reference IDs\" for transactions with their API, in other words, unique references that users can\'t guess or infer i

Answer 1

Random integers are not unique, and primary keys must be unique. Make the key field a char(32) and try this instead:

from uuid import uuid4 as uuid
randomRef = uuid().hex

UUIDs are very good at providing uniqueness.