# ptin.py - functions for handling PTINs # # Copyright (C) 2013 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 """PTIN (U.S. Preparer Tax Identification Number). A Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) is United States identification number for tax return preparers. It is an eight-digit number prefixed with a capital P. >>> validate('P-00634642') 'P00634642' >>> validate('P01594846') 'P01594846' >>> validate('00634642') # missing P Traceback (most recent call last): ... InvalidFormat: ... """ import re from stdnum.exceptions import * from stdnum.util import clean # regular expression for matching PTINs _ptin_re = re.compile(r'^P[0-9]{8}$') 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 validate(number): """Check if the number is a valid PTIN. This checks the length, groups and formatting if it is present.""" number = compact(number).upper() if not _ptin_re.search(number): raise InvalidFormat() # sadly, no more information on PTIN number validation was found return number def is_valid(number): """Check if the number is a valid ATIN.""" try: return bool(validate(number)) except ValidationError: return False