[reportlab-users] error in code39.py

[Randolph Bentson]

I've found that some code39 barcodes don't have the correct check character.
The problem appears to be that the "*" character was being treated just as
the normal chars.  I believe the following is a proper fix:
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diff -u -r1.1 code39.py
--- code39.py	2009/07/09 18:10:07	1.1
+++ code39.py	2009/07/09 18:24:09
@@ -54,16 +54,16 @@
     'W':    ("BSBsbsbsb", 32),      'X': ("bSbsBsbsB", 33),
     'Y':    ("BSbsBsbsb", 34),      'Z': ("bSBsBsbsb", 35),
     '-':    ("bSbsbsBsB", 36),      '.': ("BSbsbsBsb", 37),
-    ' ':    ("bSBsbsBsb", 38),      '*': ("bSbsBsBsb", 39),
-    '$':    ("bSbSbSbsb", 40),      '/': ("bSbSbsbSb", 41),
-    '+':    ("bSbsbSbSb", 42),      '%': ("bsbSbSbSb", 43)
+    ' ':    ("bSBsbsBsb", 38),      '*': ("bSbsBsBsb", None),
+    '$':    ("bSbSbSbsb", 39),      '/': ("bSbSbsbSb", 40),
+    '+':    ("bSbsbSbSb", 41),      '%': ("bsbSbSbSb", 42),
 }
 
 _valchars = [
     '0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', 'A',
     'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'F', 'G', 'H', 'I', 'J', 'K', 'L',
     'M', 'N', 'O', 'P', 'Q', 'R', 'S', 'T', 'U', 'V', 'W',
-    'X', 'Y', 'Z', '-', '.', ' ', '*', '$', '/', '+', '%'
+    'X', 'Y', 'Z', '-', '.', ' ', '$', '/', '+', '%'
 ]
 
 _extended = {
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Randolph Bentson
bentson at holmsjoen.com