text: # rif.py - functions for handling Venezuelan VAT numbers
  # coding: utf-8
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  # Copyright (C) 2019 Arthur de Jong
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  """RIF (Registro de Identificación Fiscal, Venezuelan VAT number).
  
  The Registro de Identificación Fiscal (RIF) is the Venezuelan fiscal
  registration number. The number consists of 10 digits where the first digit
  denotes the type of number (person, company or government) and the last digit
  is a check digit.
  
  >>> validate('V-11470283-4')
  'V114702834'
  >>> validate('V-11470283-3')  # invalid check digit
  Traceback (most recent call last):
      ...
  InvalidChecksum: ...
  """
  
  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, ' -').upper().strip()
  
  
  # Known number types and their corresponding value in the check
  # digit calculation
  _company_types = {
      'V': 4,   # natural person born in Venezuela
      'E': 8,   # foreign natural person
      'J': 12,  # company
      'P': 16,  # passport
      'G': 20,  # government
  }
  
  
  def calc_check_digit(number):
      """Calculate the check digit for the RIF."""
      number = compact(number)
      weights = (3, 2, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2)
      c = _company_types[number[0]]
      c += sum(w * int(n) for w, n in zip(weights, number[1:9]))
      return '00987654321'[c % 11]
  
  
  def validate(number):
      """Check if the number provided is a valid RIF. This checks the length,
      formatting and check digit."""
      number = compact(number)
      if len(number) != 10:
          raise InvalidLength()
      if number[0] not in _company_types:
          raise InvalidComponent()
      if not isdigits(number[1:]):
          raise InvalidFormat()
      if number[-1] != calc_check_digit(number):
          raise InvalidChecksum()
      return number
  
  
  def is_valid(number):
      """Check if the number provided is a valid RIF. This checks the length,
      formatting and check digit."""
      try:
          return bool(validate(number))
      except ValidationError:
          return False
  