# postleitzahl.py - functions for handling Austrian postal codes # # Copyright (C) 2018 Arthur de Jong # # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. # # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU # Lesser General Public License for more details. # # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA # 02110-1301 USA """Postleitzahl (Austrian postal code). The Austrian postal code consists of four digits that identifies a post office in Austria. More information: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Austria * https://www.post.at/suche/standortsuche.php/index/selectedsearch/plz >>> validate('5090') '5090' >>> import json >>> print(json.dumps(info('5090'), indent=2, sort_keys=True)) { "location": "Lofer", "region": "Salzburg" } >>> validate('4231') # not-existing postal code Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidComponent: ... >>> validate('ABCD') Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidFormat: ... """ from stdnum.exceptions import * from stdnum.util import clean, isdigits def compact(number): """Convert the number to the minimal representation. This strips the number of any valid separators and removes surrounding whitespace.""" return clean(number).strip() def info(number): """Return a dictionary of data about the supplied number. This typically returns the location.""" number = compact(number) from stdnum import numdb return numdb.get('at/postleitzahl').info(number)[0][1] def validate(number): """Check if the number is a valid postal code.""" number = compact(number) if not isdigits(number): raise InvalidFormat() if len(number) != 4: raise InvalidLength() if not info(number): raise InvalidComponent() return number def is_valid(number): """Check if the number is a valid postal code.""" try: return bool(validate(number)) except ValidationError: return False