# EAN

class canlib.EAN(source)

  Helper object for dealing with European Article Numbers

  Depending on the format the ean is in, `EAN` objects are created in different ways;

  For strings:

      EAN('73-30130-01234-5')

  For integers:

      EAN(7330130012345)

  For iterables of integers:

      EAN([7, 3, 3, 0, 1, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5])

  For BCD-coded bytes or bytearrays (str in python 2):

      EAN.from_bcd(b'\x45\x23\x01\x30\x01\x33\x07')

  For “hi-lo” format, i.e. two 32-bit integers containing half the ean each, both BCD-coded:

      EAN.from_hilo([eanHi, eanLo])

  The various representations can then be produced from the resulting object:

      >>> str(ean)
      '73-30130-01234-5'
      >>> int(ean)
      7330130012345
      >>> tuple(ean)  # or list(), or any other sequence type
      (7, 3, 3, 0, 1, 3, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
      >>> ean.bcd()
      b'E#\x010\x013\x07'
      >>> ean.hilo()
      (805380933, 471809)

  Sometimes it is easier to only use the last six digits of the ean, the product code and check digit. This is supported when working with string representations; the constructor supports six-digit (seven-character) input:

      EAN('01234-5')

  In that cases, the country and manufacturer code is assumed to be that of Kvaser AB (73-30130).

  A string containing only the product code and check digit can also be retrieved:

      ean.product()

  Instances can also be indexed which yields specific digits as integers:

      >>> ean[7]
      0
      >>> ean[7:]
      (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

  Note

  The byteorder is currently always assumed to be ‘little’.

  bcd()

    Return a binary-coded bytes object with this EAN

  fmt = '##-#####-#####-#'
  classmethod from_bcd(bcd_bytes)

    Create an EAN object from a binary coded bytes-like object

    The EAN is automatically shortened to the correct length.

  classmethod from_hilo(hilo)

    Create an EAN object from a pair of 32-bit integers, (eanHi, eanLo)

  classmethod from_string(ean_string)

    Create an EAN object from a specially formatted string

    Deprecated since version 1.6: Use the constructor, `EAN(ean_string)`, instead.

  hilo()

    Return a pair of 32-bit integers, (eanHi, eanLo), with this EAN

  num_digits = 13
  product()

    Return only the product code and check digit of the string representation