def convert_to_vcard(name, value, allowed_object_type):
    """converts user input into vcard compatible data structures
    :param name: object name, only required for error messages
    :type name: str
    :param value: user input
    :type value: str or list(str)
    :param allowed_object_type: set the accepted return type for vcard
        attribute
    :type allowed_object_type: enum of type ObjectType
    :returns: cleaned user input, ready for vcard or a ValueError
    :rtype: str or list(str)
    """
    if isinstance(value, str):
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.list_with_strings:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must not contain a single string.")
        else:
            return value.strip()
    elif isinstance(value, list):
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.string:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must not contain a list.")
        else:
            for entry in value:
                if not isinstance(entry, str):
                    raise ValueError(
                        "Error: " + name + " must not contain a nested list")
            # filter out empty list items and strip leading and trailing space
            return [x.strip() for x in value if x]
    else:
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.string:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a string.")
        elif allowed_object_type == ObjectType.list_with_strings:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a list with strings.")
        else:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a string or a list with strings.")
def convert_to_vcard(name, value, allowed_object_type):
    """converts user input into vcard compatible data structures
    :param name: object name, only required for error messages
    :type name: str
    :param value: user input
    :type value: str or list(str)
    :param allowed_object_type: set the accepted return type for vcard
        attribute
    :type allowed_object_type: enum of type ObjectType
    :returns: cleaned user input, ready for vcard or a ValueError
    :rtype: str or list(str)
    """
    if isinstance(value, str):
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.list_with_strings:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must not contain a single string.")
        else:
            return value.strip()
    elif isinstance(value, list):
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.string:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must not contain a list.")
        else:
            for entry in value:
                if not isinstance(entry, str):
                    raise ValueError(
                        "Error: " + name + " must not contain a nested list")
            # filter out empty list items and strip leading and trailing space
            return [x.strip() for x in value if x]
    else:
        if allowed_object_type == ObjectType.string:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a string.")
        elif allowed_object_type == ObjectType.list_with_strings:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a list with strings.")
        else:
            raise ValueError(
                "Error: " + name + " must be a string or a list with strings.")
def convert_to_vcard ( name , value , allowed_object_type ) : if isinstance ( value , str ) : if allowed_object_type == ObjectType . list_with_strings : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must not contain a single string." ) else : return value . strip ( ) elif isinstance ( value , list ) : if allowed_object_type == ObjectType . string : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must not contain a list." ) else : for entry in value : if not isinstance ( entry , str ) : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must not contain a nested list" ) # filter out empty list items and strip leading and trailing space return [ x . strip ( ) for x in value if x ] else : if allowed_object_type == ObjectType . string : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must be a string." ) elif allowed_object_type == ObjectType . list_with_strings : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must be a list with strings." ) else : raise ValueError ( "Error: " + name + " must be a string or a list with strings." )
converts user input into vcard compatible data structures
    :param name: object name, only required for error messages
    :type name: str
    :param value: user input
    :type value: str or list(str)
    :param allowed_object_type: set the accepted return type for vcard
        attribute
    :type allowed_object_type: enum of type ObjectType
    :returns: cleaned user input, ready for vcard or a ValueError
    :rtype: str or list(str)
converts user input into vcard compatible data structures : param name : object name only required for error messages : type name : str : param value : user input : type value : str or list ( str ) : param allowed_object_type : set the accepted return type for vcard attribute : type allowed_object_type : enum of type ObjectType : returns : cleaned user input ready for vcard or a ValueError : rtype : str or list ( str )