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ISBN-10 validates the weighted sum modulo ten · case 01

X-terminated and many digit-terminated ISBNs are judged incorrectly.

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ROOT CAUSE

The weighted sum is tested with % 10 instead of % 11.

VERIFIED REPAIR

ISBN-10 is a mod-11 scheme; test total % 11 == 0.

Unsuccessful approach: Folding the mod-11 remainder through % 10 also accepts sums with remainder 10.

Case contract

ISBN-10 validation. Hyphens and spaces are removed; the rest must be nine ASCII digits followed by a digit or uppercase X (value 10), else "malformed". Weights run 10 down to 1 from the left and the number is "valid" when the weighted sum is divisible by 11, else "invalid".

Why this case matters

Catalogue and bookstore systems validate legacy ISBN-10 identifiers on intake.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(s):
    t = s.replace('-', '').replace(' ', '')
    if len(t) != 10 or not t.isascii() or not t[:9].isdigit():
        return 'malformed'
    if not (t[9].isdigit() or t[9] == 'X'):
        return 'malformed'
    total = 0
    for i, ch in enumerate(t):
        v = 10 if ch == 'X' else int(ch)
        total += (10 - i) * v
    return 'valid' if total % 10 == 0 else 'invalid'
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression ["5892872939"]', ['5892872939'], 'valid'], ['regression ["2399553950"]', ['2399553950'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["829284466X"]', ['829284466X'], 'valid'], ['regression ["9379774826"]', ['9379774826'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["2892681790"]', ['2892681790'], 'valid'], ['regression ["5900307905"]', ['5900307905'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["99921-58-10-7"]', ['99921-58-10-7'], 'valid'], ['control ["03064061"]', ['03064061'], 'malformed'], ['control ["030640615X1"]', ['030640615X1'], 'malformed'], ['control ["0306406X52"]', ['0306406X52'], 'malformed']], [['regression ["7113753523"]', ['7113753523'], 'valid'], ['regression ["1475433131"]', ['1475433131'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["8449627923"]', ['8449627923'], 'valid'], ['regression ["0436178273"]', ['0436178273'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression ["5892872939"]invalidvalidFailed
regression ["2399553950"]invalidvalidFailed
partial-repair ["5892872938"]validinvalidFailed
partial-repair ["9465545448"]invalidinvalidPassed
control ["0000000000"]validvalidPassed
control ["123456789X"]validvalidPassed
control ["5892872930"]invalidinvalidPassed
control ["2399553951"]invalidinvalidPassed

SHA-256 / cbf1c644354d519bf83b8fbcc863c0d7017e90e1cae7647f836a3beca95e230a

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(s):
    t = s.replace('-', '').replace(' ', '')
    if len(t) != 10 or not t.isascii() or not t[:9].isdigit():
        return 'malformed'
    if not (t[9].isdigit() or t[9] == 'X'):
        return 'malformed'
    total = 0
    for i, ch in enumerate(t):
        v = 10 if ch == 'X' else int(ch)
        total += (10 - i) * v
    return 'valid' if total % 11 % 10 == 0 else 'invalid'
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression ["5892872939"]', ['5892872939'], 'valid'], ['regression ["2399553950"]', ['2399553950'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["829284466X"]', ['829284466X'], 'valid'], ['regression ["9379774826"]', ['9379774826'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["2892681790"]', ['2892681790'], 'valid'], ['regression ["5900307905"]', ['5900307905'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["99921-58-10-7"]', ['99921-58-10-7'], 'valid'], ['control ["03064061"]', ['03064061'], 'malformed'], ['control ["030640615X1"]', ['030640615X1'], 'malformed'], ['control ["0306406X52"]', ['0306406X52'], 'malformed']], [['regression ["7113753523"]', ['7113753523'], 'valid'], ['regression ["1475433131"]', ['1475433131'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["8449627923"]', ['8449627923'], 'valid'], ['regression ["0436178273"]', ['0436178273'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression ["5892872939"]validvalidPassed
regression ["2399553950"]validvalidPassed
partial-repair ["5892872938"]validinvalidFailed
partial-repair ["9465545448"]validinvalidFailed
control ["0000000000"]validvalidPassed
control ["123456789X"]validvalidPassed
control ["5892872930"]invalidinvalidPassed
control ["2399553951"]invalidinvalidPassed

SHA-256 / 9f0a3e530aa7341cea2fd9c2df1692691a3fd92fe9cb96789c4c024be920c2d0

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(s):
    t = s.replace('-', '').replace(' ', '')
    if len(t) != 10 or not t.isascii() or not t[:9].isdigit():
        return 'malformed'
    if not (t[9].isdigit() or t[9] == 'X'):
        return 'malformed'
    total = 0
    for i, ch in enumerate(t):
        v = 10 if ch == 'X' else int(ch)
        total += (10 - i) * v
    return 'valid' if total % 11 == 0 else 'invalid'
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['regression ["5892872939"]', ['5892872939'], 'valid'], ['regression ["2399553950"]', ['2399553950'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["829284466X"]', ['829284466X'], 'valid'], ['regression ["9379774826"]', ['9379774826'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["2892681790"]', ['2892681790'], 'valid'], ['regression ["5900307905"]', ['5900307905'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["99921-58-10-7"]', ['99921-58-10-7'], 'valid'], ['control ["03064061"]', ['03064061'], 'malformed'], ['control ["030640615X1"]', ['030640615X1'], 'malformed'], ['control ["0306406X52"]', ['0306406X52'], 'malformed']], [['regression ["7113753523"]', ['7113753523'], 'valid'], ['regression ["1475433131"]', ['1475433131'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["9379774825"]', ['9379774825'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["2266685685"]', ['2266685685'], 'invalid'], ['control ["0000000000"]', ['0000000000'], 'valid'], ['control ["123456789X"]', ['123456789X'], 'valid'], ['control ["5892872930"]', ['5892872930'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2399553951"]', ['2399553951'], 'invalid']], [['regression ["8449627923"]', ['8449627923'], 'valid'], ['regression ["0436178273"]', ['0436178273'], 'valid'], ['partial-repair ["5892872938"]', ['5892872938'], 'invalid'], ['partial-repair ["9465545448"]', ['9465545448'], 'invalid'], ['control ["8292844660"]', ['8292844660'], 'invalid'], ['control ["9379774827"]', ['9379774827'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2266685687"]', ['2266685687'], 'invalid'], ['control ["2892681791"]', ['2892681791'], 'invalid']]]
for label, args, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(*args), expected)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
regression ["5892872939"]validvalidPassed
regression ["2399553950"]validvalidPassed
partial-repair ["5892872938"]invalidinvalidPassed
partial-repair ["9465545448"]invalidinvalidPassed
control ["0000000000"]validvalidPassed
control ["123456789X"]validvalidPassed
control ["5892872930"]invalidinvalidPassed
control ["2399553951"]invalidinvalidPassed

SHA-256 / 5ee45dd275ecc7161ebedd6207c8c41d261febce4b1240e5f4dd969b5878b5bb

Verification & scope

A deterministic, bounded teaching model of the named scheme under the stated contract; not a certified validator. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:48:38.429524+00:00.

Case digest / 360919c1f7440aa9f69032d296a80862dbb62b353e1d7a9312917c0ab87cdf8f