app/django/utils/checksums.py
author Sverre Rabbelier <srabbelier@gmail.com>
Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:32:10 +0000
changeset 1007 3b66772d21a5
parent 54 03e267d67478
permissions -rw-r--r--
Major refactor of the access module The first step to sanity is a leap into the unknown? Create an object to represent the access checks for each module instead of a bunch of loose functions. Converted all views and params.py to use the new access checker. Main differences: * arguments to a checker can be passed by using a tuple * checkers are referenced by string, rather than directly * the Checker constructor handles merging with child views Patch by: Sverre Rabbelier

"""
Common checksum routines (used in multiple localflavor/ cases, for example).
"""

__all__ = ['luhn',]

LUHN_ODD_LOOKUP = (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9) # sum_of_digits(index * 2)

def luhn(candidate):
    """
    Checks a candidate number for validity according to the Luhn
    algorithm (used in validation of, for example, credit cards).
    Both numeric and string candidates are accepted.
    """
    if not isinstance(candidate, basestring):
        candidate = str(candidate)
    try:
        evens = sum([int(c) for c in candidate[-1::-2]])
        odds = sum([LUHN_ODD_LOOKUP[int(c)] for c in candidate[-2::-2]])
        return ((evens + odds) % 10 == 0)
    except ValueError:  # Raised if an int conversion fails
        return False