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+
+import base64
+import uuid
+
+def fcid2uuid(s):
+    s = s.split('_')[-1].upper().encode('utf-8')
+    assert len(s) == 26
+    raw = base64.b32decode(s + b"======")
+    return str(uuid.UUID(bytes=raw)).lower()
+
+def uuid2fcid(s):
+    raw = uuid.UUID(s).bytes
+    return base64.b32encode(raw)[:26].lower().decode('utf-8')
+
+def test_fcid():
+    test_uuid = '00000000-0000-0000-3333-000000000001'
+    assert test_uuid == fcid2uuid(uuid2fcid(test_uuid))