def get_digits_from_string(cyphertext, length=4):
    """
    Extract PVV/CVV digits from the cyphertext (HEX-encoded string, e.g. 'EEFADCFFFBD7ADECAB9FBB')
    """
    digits = ''
   
    """
    The algorigthm is used for PVV and CVV calculation.

    1. The cyphertext is scanned from left to right. Decimal digits are
    selected during the scan until the needed number of decimal digits is found. 
    Each selected digit is placed from left to right according to the order
    of selection. If needed number of decimal digits is found (four in case of PVV, 
    three in case of CVV), those digits are the PVV or CVV.
    """
    for c in cyphertext:
        if len(digits) >= length:
            break
        try:
            int(c)
            digits += c
        except ValueError:
            continue
    
    """
    2. If, at the end of the first scan, less than four decimal digits
    have been selected, a second scan is performed from left to right.
    During the second scan, all decimal digits are skipped and only nondecimal
    digits can be processed. Nondecimal digits are converted to decimal
    digits by subtracting 10. The process proceeds until four digits of
    PVV are found.
    """
    if len(digits) < length:
        for c in cyphertext:
            if len(digits) >= length:
                break
    
            if (int(c, 16) - 10) >= 0:
                digits += str(int(c, 16) - 10)
    
    return digits