def guid(valu=None):
    '''
    Get a 16 byte guid value.

    By default, this is a random guid value.

    Args:
        valu: Object used to construct the guid valu from.  This must be able
            to be msgpack'd.

    Returns:
        str: 32 character, lowercase ascii string.
    '''
    if valu is None:
        return binascii.hexlify(os.urandom(16)).decode('utf8')
    # Generate a "stable" guid from the given item
    byts = s_msgpack.en(valu)
    return hashlib.md5(byts).hexdigest()
Get a 16 byte guid value.

    By default, this is a random guid value.

    Args:
        valu: Object used to construct the guid valu from.  This must be able
            to be msgpack'd.

    Returns:
        str: 32 character, lowercase ascii string.