Closes: #1

Course3/Lab4/validations.py

@@ -2,23 +2,68 @@
 
 import re
 
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+
 def validate_user(username, minlen):
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     """Checks if the received username matches the required conditions."""
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     if type(username) != str:
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         raise TypeError("username must be a string")
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     if minlen < 1:
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         raise ValueError("minlen must be at least 1")
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+
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     # Usernames can't be shorter than minlen
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     if len(username) < minlen:
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         return False
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+
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     # Usernames can only use letters, numbers, dots and underscores
-    if not re.match('^[a-z0-9._]*$', username):
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+    if not re.match(r'^[a-zA-Z0-9._]*$', username):
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         return False
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+
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     # Usernames can't begin with a number
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     if username[0].isnumeric():
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+        return False
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+
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+    # Usernames can't begin with . or _
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+    if username[0] in ['.', '_']:
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         return False
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+
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     return True
 
 
 
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+
+# Test cases
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+print(validate_user("blue.kale", 3))    # True
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+print(validate_user(".blue.kale", 3))   # False
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+print(validate_user("red_quinoa", 4))   # True
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+print(validate_user("_red_quinoa", 4))  # False
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+