def clean_uuid(item):
    """
    Used on UUIDs and links
    """
    if item is None:
        return None
    item = str(item)
    item = item.replace('-', '_')
    item = item.replace('\\', '_')
    item = item.replace('/', '_')
    item = item.replace("'", '')
    item = item.replace('(', '')
    item = item.replace(')', '')
    return item
