code: def check_is_uuid(self, uuid_str: str):
          
          # check uuid type
          if not isinstance(uuid_str, str):
              raise TypeError("'uuid_str' expected a str value.")
          else:
              pass
          # handle Isogeo specific UUID in XML exports
          if "isogeo:metadata" in uuid_str:
              uuid_str = "urn:uuid:{}".format(uuid_str.split(":")[-1])
          else:
              pass
          # test it
          try:
              uid = UUID(uuid_str)
              return uid.hex == uuid_str.replace("-", "").replace("urn:uuid:", "")
          except ValueError as e:
              logging.error(
                  "uuid ValueError. {} ({})  -- {}".format(type(uuid_str), uuid_str, e)
              )
              return False
docs: Check if it's an Isogeo UUID handling specific form.
  
          :param str uuid_str: UUID string to check