This is a Python library that aims to provide functions to handle, parse and validate standard numbers. Currently this module supports the following formats:

• UID (Umsatzsteuer-Identifikationsnummer, Austrian VAT number)
• BTW, TVA, NWSt (Belgian VAT number)
• EGN (ЕГН, Единен граждански номер, Bulgarian personal identity codes)
• PNF (ЛНЧ, Личен номер на чужденец, Bulgarian number of a foreigner)
• VAT (Идентификационен номер по ДДС, Bulgarian VAT number)
• CPF (Cadastro de Pessoas Físicas, Brazillian national identifier)
• Αριθμός Εγγραφής Φ.Π.Α. (Cypriot VAT number)
• DIČ (Daňové identifikační číslo, Czech VAT number)
• RČ (Rodné číslo, the Czech birth number)
• Ust ID Nr. (Umsatzsteur Identifikationnummer, the German VAT number)
• CPR (personnummer, the Danish citizen number)
• CVR (Momsregistreringsnummer, Danish VAT number)
• EAN (International Article Number)
• KMKR (Käibemaksukohuslase, Estonian VAT number)
• CIF (Certificado de Identificación Fiscal, Spanish company tax number)
• DNI (Documento nacional de identidad, Spanish personal identity codes)
• NIE (Número de Identificación de Extranjeros, Spanish foreigner number)
• NIF (Número de Identificación Fiscal, Spanish VAT number)
• VAT (European Union VAT number)
• ALV nro (Arvonlisäveronumero, Finnish VAT number)
• HETU (Henkilötunnus, Finnish personal identity code)
• SIREN (a French company identification number)
• n° TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, French VAT number)
• VAT (United Kingdom (and Isle of Man) VAT registration number)
• FPA, ΦΠΑ (Foros Prostithemenis Aksias, the Greek VAT number)
• GRid (Global Release Identifier)
• OIB (Osobni identifikacijski broj, Croatian identification number)
• ANUM (Közösségi adószám, Hungarian VAT number)
• IBAN (International Bank Account Number)
• PPS No (Personal Public Service Number, Irish personal number)
• VAT (Irish VAT number)
• IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)
• IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity)
• ISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number)
• ISBN (International Standard Book Number)
• ISIL (International Standard Identifier for Libraries)
• ISMN (International Standard Music Number)
• ISSN (International Standard Serial Number)
• Partita IVA (Italian VAT number)
• PVM (Pridėtinės vertės mokestis mokėtojo kodas, Lithuanian VAT number)
• TVA (taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, Luxembourgian VAT number)
• PVN (Pievienotās vērtības nodokļa, Latvian VAT number)
• MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifier)
• VAT (Maltese VAT number)
• BSN (Burgerservicenummer, the Dutch national identification number)
• BTW-nummer (Omzetbelastingnummer, the Dutch VAT number)
• Onderwijsnummer (Dutch school number)
• NIP (Numer Identyfikacji Podatkowej, Polish VAT number)
• NIF (Número de identificação fiscal, Portuguese VAT number)
• CF (Cod de înregistrare în scopuri de TVA, Romanian VAT number)
• CNP (Cod Numeric Personal, Romanian Numerical Personal Code)
• VAT (Moms, Mervärdesskatt, Swedish VAT number)
• ID za DDV (Davčna številka, Slovenian VAT number)
• IČ DPH (IČ pre daň z pridanej hodnoty, Slovak VAT number)
• RČ (Rodné číslo, the Slovak birth number)
• SSN (U.S. Social Security Number)

Furthermore a number of generic check digit algorithms are available:

• the Verhoeff algorithm
• the Luhn and Luhn mod N algorithms
• some algorithms described in ISO/IEC 7064: Mod 11, 2, Mod 37, 2, Mod 97, 10, Mod 11, 10 and Mod 37, 36

Feedback and support for other numbers is more than welcome. Please use the python-stdnum-users mailing list.

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• 0.7 2012-02-26
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• 0.6 2011-09-30
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• 0.5 2011-07-09
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• 0.4 2011-02-06
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• 0.3 2010-09-11
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• 0.2 2010-08-16
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• 0.1 2010-07-25
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Trac instance

A trac instance has been set up. Users are encouraged to request new formats by creating a ticket or contributing to the wiki.

Git repository

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The repository is browsable and also cloned on Github and Gitorious.

Copyright Notice

Copyright © 2010-2013 Arthur de Jong

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