Deterministic strings (pseudohash)

Typically, if you want to generate per-entity slug and store it persistently, generate_slug() is sufficient - just don’t forget to check for duplicates, and retry if necessary. Use UNIQUE constraint on the DB column.

If you need deterministic results, returning the same slug for the same entity every time without storing it somewhere, consider the separate lightweight package coolname-hash.

>>> from coolname_hash import pseudohash_slug
>>> pseudohash_slug(123)
'hissing-sage-buzzard-of-faith'
>>> pseudohash_slug('qwerty')
'jumping-kickass-bumblebee-of-chaos'
>>> pseudohash_slug('\x00\x01\xFF')
'smooth-offbeat-hummingbird-from-avalon'

Note that, just like random generation, it can produce duplicates even for a small number of items.