diff --git a/python/uuid_utils/compat/__init__.py b/python/uuid_utils/compat/__init__.py
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+import uuid
+
+import uuid_utils
+
+
+def uuid1(node=None, clock_seq=None):
+    """Generate a UUID from a host ID, sequence number, and the current time.
+    If 'node' is not given, getnode() is used to obtain the hardware
+    address.  If 'clock_seq' is given, it is used as the sequence number;
+    otherwise a random 14-bit sequence number is chosen."""
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid1(node, clock_seq).int)
+
+
+def uuid3(namespace, name):
+    """Generate a UUID from the MD5 hash of a namespace UUID and a name."""
+    namespace = uuid_utils.UUID(namespace.hex) if namespace else namespace
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid3(namespace, name).int)
+
+
+def uuid4():
+    """Generate a random UUID."""
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid4().int)
+
+
+def uuid5(namespace, name):
+    """Generate a UUID from the SHA-1 hash of a namespace UUID and a name."""
+    namespace = uuid_utils.UUID(namespace.hex) if namespace else namespace
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid5(namespace, name).int)
+
+
+def uuid6(node=None, timestamp=None):
+    """Generate a version 6 UUID using the given timestamp and a host ID.
+    This is similar to version 1 UUIDs,
+    except that it is lexicographically sortable by timestamp.
+    """
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid6(node, timestamp).int)
+
+
+def uuid7(timestamp=None):
+    """Generate a version 7 UUID using a time value and random bytes."""
+    return uuid.UUID(int=uuid_utils.uuid7(timestamp).int)
+
+
+def uuid8(bytes):
+    """Generate a custom UUID comprised almost entirely of user-supplied bytes.."""
+    return uuid.UUID(bytes=uuid_utils.uuid8(bytes).bytes)
diff --git a/python/uuid_utils/compat/__init__.pyi b/python/uuid_utils/compat/__init__.pyi
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+from uuid import UUID
+
+from typing_extensions import TypeAlias
+
+# Because UUID has properties called int and bytes we need to rename these temporarily.
+_Int: TypeAlias = int
+_Bytes: TypeAlias = bytes
+
+def uuid1(node: _Int | None = None, clock_seq: _Int | None = None) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a UUID from a host ID, sequence number, and the current time.
+    If 'node' is not given, getnode() is used to obtain the hardware
+    address.  If 'clock_seq' is given, it is used as the sequence number;
+    otherwise a random 14-bit sequence number is chosen."""
+    ...
+
+def uuid3(namespace: UUID, name: str) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a UUID from the MD5 hash of a namespace UUID and a name."""
+    ...
+
+def uuid4() -> UUID:
+    """Generate a random UUID."""
+    ...
+
+def uuid5(namespace: UUID, name: str) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a UUID from the SHA-1 hash of a namespace UUID and a name."""
+    ...
+
+def uuid6(node: _Int | None = None, timestamp: _Int | None = None) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a version 6 UUID using the given timestamp and a host ID.
+    This is similar to version 1 UUIDs,
+    except that it is lexicographically sortable by timestamp.
+    """
+    ...
+
+def uuid7(timestamp: _Int | None = None) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a version 7 UUID using a time value and random bytes."""
+    ...
+
+def uuid8(bytes: _Bytes) -> UUID:
+    """Generate a custom UUID comprised almost entirely of user-supplied bytes.."""
+    ...
diff --git a/tests/test_compat/__init__.py b/tests/test_compat/__init__.py
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diff --git a/tests/test_compat/test_compat.py b/tests/test_compat/test_compat.py
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+++ b/tests/test_compat/test_compat.py
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+import uuid
+from typing import Callable
+
+import pytest
+
+from uuid_utils.compat import uuid1, uuid3, uuid4, uuid5, uuid6, uuid7, uuid8
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("generator", [uuid1, uuid4, uuid6, uuid7])
+def test_uuid(generator: Callable[..., uuid.UUID]) -> None:
+    assert isinstance(generator(), uuid.UUID)
+
+
+def test_uuid3() -> None:
+    assert isinstance(uuid3(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, "python.org"), uuid.UUID)
+
+
+def test_uuid5() -> None:
+    assert isinstance(uuid5(uuid.NAMESPACE_DNS, "python.org"), uuid.UUID)
+
+
+def test_uuid8() -> None:
+    assert isinstance(uuid8(b"1234567812345678"), uuid.UUID)