Closes: #1

Course3/Lab4/validations.py

@@ -1,24 +1,54 @@
+
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 import re
 
 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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+    if username[0].isalpha == False:
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+        raise TypeError ("should begin with alphabets only")
+
 
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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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     # Usernames can only use letters, numbers, dots and underscores
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     if not re.match('^[a-z0-9._]*$', username):
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         return False
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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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+    if not username[0].isalpha():
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+        return False
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     return True
 
 
+print(validate_user("blue.kale", 3)) # True
+print(validate_user(".blue.kale", 3)) # Currently True, should be False
+print(validate_user("red_quinoa", 4)) # True
+print(validate_user("_red_quinoa", 4)) # Currently True, should be False
+