UK Postcode Validator is a python wrapper that helps in validating and formatting UK postcodes. It uses open source APIs provided by https://postcodes.io.
- python2.7 or 3.6
source myvenv/bin/activate
pip install uk-postcode-validator
The library provides a PostCodeClient class with two public methods,
Method to validate a postcode and return formatted value from API.
On error, raises ValidationError.
Alias for validate method.
This method is here only for explicit call for formatting.
from uk_postcode_validator.client import PostCodeClient
client = PostCodeClient()
postcode = client.validate('M11AE')
print(postcode) # "M1 1AE".
postcode = client.validate('695001')
ValidationError: Invalid postcode
You can get raw JSON output from Postcodes.io API by calling get method of the client class.
from uk_postcode_validator.client import PostCodeClient
client = PostCodeClient()
response = client.get('M11AE')
print(response)
{
"status": 200,
"result": {
"postcode": "M1 1AE",
..
}
}
response = client.get('695001')
print(response)
{
"status": 404,
"error": "Invalid postcode."
}