diff --git a/docs/generators/python-aiohttp.md b/docs/generators/python-aiohttp.md
index b99acea11527..4c4392712b7f 100644
--- a/docs/generators/python-aiohttp.md
+++ b/docs/generators/python-aiohttp.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 <ul class="column-ul">
 <li>Dict</li>
 <li>List</li>
+<li>UUID</li>
 <li>bool</li>
 <li>bytes</li>
 <li>date</li>
diff --git a/docs/generators/python-blueplanet.md b/docs/generators/python-blueplanet.md
index 2702fd49c5fe..d1359dca28a0 100644
--- a/docs/generators/python-blueplanet.md
+++ b/docs/generators/python-blueplanet.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 <ul class="column-ul">
 <li>Dict</li>
 <li>List</li>
+<li>UUID</li>
 <li>bool</li>
 <li>bytes</li>
 <li>date</li>
diff --git a/docs/generators/python-fastapi.md b/docs/generators/python-fastapi.md
index 0beee68d757d..7510e0426a62 100644
--- a/docs/generators/python-fastapi.md
+++ b/docs/generators/python-fastapi.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 <ul class="column-ul">
 <li>Dict</li>
 <li>List</li>
+<li>UUID</li>
 <li>bool</li>
 <li>bytes</li>
 <li>date</li>
diff --git a/docs/generators/python-flask.md b/docs/generators/python-flask.md
index 81be38100b7e..91fd95fc2ca3 100644
--- a/docs/generators/python-flask.md
+++ b/docs/generators/python-flask.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 <ul class="column-ul">
 <li>Dict</li>
 <li>List</li>
+<li>UUID</li>
 <li>bool</li>
 <li>bytes</li>
 <li>date</li>
diff --git a/docs/generators/python.md b/docs/generators/python.md
index 10a032dadacb..ec2ed3f9daa2 100644
--- a/docs/generators/python.md
+++ b/docs/generators/python.md
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 <ul class="column-ul">
 <li>Dict</li>
 <li>List</li>
+<li>UUID</li>
 <li>bool</li>
 <li>bytearray</li>
 <li>bytes</li>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractPythonCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractPythonCodegen.java
index bf984a30aa4b..3fa9880532b6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractPythonCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractPythonCodegen.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public AbstractPythonCodegen() {
         // TODO file and binary is mapped as `file`
         languageSpecificPrimitives.add("file");
         languageSpecificPrimitives.add("bytes");
+        languageSpecificPrimitives.add("UUID");
 
         typeMapping.clear();
         typeMapping.put("integer", "int");
@@ -129,8 +130,7 @@ public AbstractPythonCodegen() {
         // mapped to String as a workaround
         typeMapping.put("binary", "str");
         typeMapping.put("ByteArray", "str");
-        // map uuid to string for the time being
-        typeMapping.put("UUID", "str");
+        typeMapping.put("UUID", "UUID");
         typeMapping.put("URI", "str");
         typeMapping.put("null", "none_type");
 
@@ -571,7 +571,12 @@ public void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter p) {
             type = p.dataType;
         }
 
-        if ("String".equalsIgnoreCase(type) || "str".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
+        if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(p.isUuid)) {
+            if (example == null) {
+                example = "38400000-8cf0-11bd-b23e-10b96e4ef00d";
+            }
+            example = "UUID('" + escapeTextInSingleQuotes(example) + "')";
+        } else if ("String".equalsIgnoreCase(type) || "str".equalsIgnoreCase(type)) {
             if (example == null) {
                 example = p.paramName + "_example";
             }
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FakeApi.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FakeApi.md
index c843e3940d27..843b8f246632 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FakeApi.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FakeApi.md
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ configuration = petstore_api.Configuration(
 async with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
     # Create an instance of the API class
     api_instance = petstore_api.FakeApi(api_client)
-    uuid_example = '84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6' # str | uuid example
+    uuid_example = UUID('84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6') # UUID | uuid example
 
     try:
         # test uuid example
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ async with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
 
 Name | Type | Description  | Notes
 ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
- **uuid_example** | **str**| uuid example | 
+ **uuid_example** | **UUID**| uuid example | 
 
 ### Return type
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FormatTest.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FormatTest.md
index 6be7fc017577..714d2401bbae 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FormatTest.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/FormatTest.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name | Type | Description | Notes
 **binary** | **bytearray** |  | [optional] 
 **var_date** | **date** |  | 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **password** | **str** |  | 
 **pattern_with_digits** | **str** | A string that is a 10 digit number. Can have leading zeros. | [optional] 
 **pattern_with_digits_and_delimiter** | **str** | A string starting with &#39;image_&#39; (case insensitive) and one to three digits following i.e. Image_01. | [optional] 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
index 0dc994275d1e..84134317aefc 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
 **map** | [**Dict[str, Animal]**](Animal.md) |  | [optional] 
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/Task.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/Task.md
index 211ce76cdfeb..85fa2776a059 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/Task.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/docs/Task.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Used to test oneOf enums with only one string value.
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**id** | **str** |  | 
+**id** | **UUID** |  | 
 **activity** | [**TaskActivity**](TaskActivity.md) |  | 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
index bafaa8698d60..3bb7f0218ef8 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-aiohttp/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -4998,7 +4998,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example_with_http_info(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example_without_preload_content(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FakeApi.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FakeApi.md
index c843e3940d27..843b8f246632 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FakeApi.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FakeApi.md
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ configuration = petstore_api.Configuration(
 async with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
     # Create an instance of the API class
     api_instance = petstore_api.FakeApi(api_client)
-    uuid_example = '84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6' # str | uuid example
+    uuid_example = UUID('84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6') # UUID | uuid example
 
     try:
         # test uuid example
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ async with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
 
 Name | Type | Description  | Notes
 ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
- **uuid_example** | **str**| uuid example | 
+ **uuid_example** | **UUID**| uuid example | 
 
 ### Return type
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FormatTest.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FormatTest.md
index 6be7fc017577..714d2401bbae 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FormatTest.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/FormatTest.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name | Type | Description | Notes
 **binary** | **bytearray** |  | [optional] 
 **var_date** | **date** |  | 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **password** | **str** |  | 
 **pattern_with_digits** | **str** | A string that is a 10 digit number. Can have leading zeros. | [optional] 
 **pattern_with_digits_and_delimiter** | **str** | A string starting with &#39;image_&#39; (case insensitive) and one to three digits following i.e. Image_01. | [optional] 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
index 0dc994275d1e..84134317aefc 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
 **map** | [**Dict[str, Animal]**](Animal.md) |  | [optional] 
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/Task.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/Task.md
index 211ce76cdfeb..85fa2776a059 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/Task.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/docs/Task.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Used to test oneOf enums with only one string value.
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**id** | **str** |  | 
+**id** | **UUID** |  | 
 **activity** | [**TaskActivity**](TaskActivity.md) |  | 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
index bafaa8698d60..3bb7f0218ef8 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-httpx/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -4998,7 +4998,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example_with_http_info(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ async def fake_uuid_example_without_preload_content(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FakeApi.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FakeApi.md
index 16bce5a2b491..8adef01f88e6 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FakeApi.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FakeApi.md
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ configuration = petstore_api.Configuration(
 with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
     # Create an instance of the API class
     api_instance = petstore_api.FakeApi(api_client)
-    uuid_example = '84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6' # str | uuid example
+    uuid_example = UUID('84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6') # UUID | uuid example
 
     try:
         # test uuid example
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
 
 Name | Type | Description  | Notes
 ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
- **uuid_example** | **str**| uuid example | 
+ **uuid_example** | **UUID**| uuid example | 
 
 ### Return type
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FormatTest.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FormatTest.md
index 6be7fc017577..714d2401bbae 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FormatTest.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/FormatTest.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name | Type | Description | Notes
 **binary** | **bytearray** |  | [optional] 
 **var_date** | **date** |  | 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **password** | **str** |  | 
 **pattern_with_digits** | **str** | A string that is a 10 digit number. Can have leading zeros. | [optional] 
 **pattern_with_digits_and_delimiter** | **str** | A string starting with &#39;image_&#39; (case insensitive) and one to three digits following i.e. Image_01. | [optional] 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
index 0dc994275d1e..84134317aefc 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
 **map** | [**Dict[str, Animal]**](Animal.md) |  | [optional] 
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/Task.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/Task.md
index 211ce76cdfeb..85fa2776a059 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/Task.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/docs/Task.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Used to test oneOf enums with only one string value.
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**id** | **str** |  | 
+**id** | **UUID** |  | 
 **activity** | [**TaskActivity**](TaskActivity.md) |  | 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
index c3eb9df64399..17761ab9bd0e 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python-lazyImports/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -4998,7 +4998,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example_with_http_info(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example_without_preload_content(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FakeApi.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FakeApi.md
index 16bce5a2b491..8adef01f88e6 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FakeApi.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FakeApi.md
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@ configuration = petstore_api.Configuration(
 with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
     # Create an instance of the API class
     api_instance = petstore_api.FakeApi(api_client)
-    uuid_example = '84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6' # str | uuid example
+    uuid_example = UUID('84529ad2-2265-4e15-b76b-c17025d848f6') # UUID | uuid example
 
     try:
         # test uuid example
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ with petstore_api.ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
 
 Name | Type | Description  | Notes
 ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
- **uuid_example** | **str**| uuid example | 
+ **uuid_example** | **UUID**| uuid example | 
 
 ### Return type
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FormatTest.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FormatTest.md
index 6be7fc017577..714d2401bbae 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FormatTest.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/FormatTest.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Name | Type | Description | Notes
 **binary** | **bytearray** |  | [optional] 
 **var_date** | **date** |  | 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **password** | **str** |  | 
 **pattern_with_digits** | **str** | A string that is a 10 digit number. Can have leading zeros. | [optional] 
 **pattern_with_digits_and_delimiter** | **str** | A string starting with &#39;image_&#39; (case insensitive) and one to three digits following i.e. Image_01. | [optional] 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
index 0dc994275d1e..84134317aefc 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/MixedPropertiesAndAdditionalPropertiesClass.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**uuid** | **str** |  | [optional] 
+**uuid** | **UUID** |  | [optional] 
 **date_time** | **datetime** |  | [optional] 
 **map** | [**Dict[str, Animal]**](Animal.md) |  | [optional] 
 
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/Task.md b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/Task.md
index 211ce76cdfeb..85fa2776a059 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/Task.md
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/docs/Task.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Used to test oneOf enums with only one string value.
 
 Name | Type | Description | Notes
 ------------ | ------------- | ------------- | -------------
-**id** | **str** |  | 
+**id** | **UUID** |  | 
 **activity** | [**TaskActivity**](TaskActivity.md) |  | 
 
 ## Example
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
index c3eb9df64399..17761ab9bd0e 100755
--- a/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
+++ b/samples/openapi3/client/petstore/python/petstore_api/api/fake_api.py
@@ -4932,7 +4932,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -4998,7 +4998,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example_with_http_info(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of
@@ -5064,7 +5064,7 @@ def fake_uuid_example_without_preload_content(
 
 
         :param uuid_example: uuid example (required)
-        :type uuid_example: str
+        :type uuid_example: UUID
         :param _request_timeout: timeout setting for this request. If one
                                  number provided, it will be total request
                                  timeout. It can also be a pair (tuple) of