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| author | Arthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org> | 2012-02-26 16:08:37 +0100 |
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| committer | Arthur de Jong <arthur@arthurdejong.org> | 2012-02-26 16:08:37 +0100 |
| commit | dada6a4f6316bb6d487d4094e261a7c3ceebf651 (patch) | |
| tree | 77fb4a4efea43f9476fd661a3c6e20c0e8a39859 /stdnum/iban.py | |
| parent | 13218a06344e45b3ec01cb21cc7b2fb91f7cd4ab (diff) | |
some more documentation improvements
git-svn-id: http://arthurdejong.org/svn/python-stdnum/python-stdnum@168 9dea7c4f-944c-4273-ac1a-574ede026edc
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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/stdnum/iban.py b/stdnum/iban.py index 2c7d4c8..4b1e621 100644 --- a/stdnum/iban.py +++ b/stdnum/iban.py @@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ """IBAN (International Bank Account Number). -The IBAN is used to identify bank accounts across national borders. +The IBAN is used to identify bank accounts across national borders. The +first two letters are a country code. The next two digits are check digits +for the ISO 7064 Mod 97, 10 checksum. Each country uses it's own format +for the remainder of the number. + +Some countries may also use checksum algorithms within their number but +this is currently not checked by this number. >>> is_valid('GR16 0110 1050 0000 1054 7023 795') True |