How to use the basictracer.util.generate_id function in basictracer

if not isinstance(first_ref, opentracing.Reference):
                msg = (
                    'references[0] should be a opentracing.Reference '
                    'objects, got %r instead'
                )
                raise TypeError(msg % first_ref)
            parent_ctx = first_ref.referenced_context

        # retrieve the active SpanContext
        if not ignore_active_span and parent_ctx is None:
            scope = self.scope_manager.active
            if scope is not None:
                parent_ctx = scope.span.context

        # Assemble the child ctx
        ctx = SpanContext(span_id=generate_id())
        if parent_ctx is not None:
            if parent_ctx._baggage is not None:
                ctx._baggage = parent_ctx._baggage.copy()
            ctx.trace_id = parent_ctx.trace_id
            ctx.sampled = parent_ctx.sampled
        else:
            ctx.trace_id = generate_id()
            ctx.sampled = self.sampler.sampled(ctx.trace_id)

        # Tie it all together
        return BasicSpan(
            self,
            operation_name=operation_name,
            context=ctx,
            parent_id=(None if parent_ctx is None else parent_ctx.span_id),
            tags=tags,

# retrieve the active SpanContext
        if not ignore_active_span and parent_ctx is None:
            scope = self.scope_manager.active
            if scope is not None:
                parent_ctx = scope.span.context

        # Assemble the child ctx
        ctx = SpanContext(span_id=generate_id())
        if parent_ctx is not None:
            if parent_ctx._baggage is not None:
                ctx._baggage = parent_ctx._baggage.copy()
            ctx.trace_id = parent_ctx.trace_id
            ctx.sampled = parent_ctx.sampled
        else:
            ctx.trace_id = generate_id()
            ctx.sampled = self.sampler.sampled(ctx.trace_id)

        # Tie it all together
        return BasicSpan(
            self,
            operation_name=operation_name,
            context=ctx,
            parent_id=(None if parent_ctx is None else parent_ctx.span_id),
            tags=tags,
            start_time=start_time)