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UPC-E rule 3 keeps four manufacturer digits · case 05

Items whose code ends in 3 are looked up under the wrong product.

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Case contract

Expand an 8-digit zero-suppressed UPC-E string (number system 0 or 1, six digits d1..d6, check digit passed through) into 12-digit UPC-A: d6 in 0-2 -> d1 d2 d6 0000 d3 d4 d5; d6 = 3 -> d1 d2 d3 00000 d4 d5; d6 = 4 -> d1 d2 d3 d4 00000 d5; d6 in 5-9 -> d1..d5 0000 d6. Invalid input returns None.

Why this case matters

Retail, logistics, pharmacy and document workflows depend on encoders that produce exactly the module pattern, code-set switches, separators and quiet zones scanners expect; one misplaced module or separator makes a label unreadable or, worse, scan as different data.

One recorded failure

Sample boundary fixture

This sample comes from the broken implementation of a controlled reproducer.

Boundary fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
regression: final digit 3 layout 0	`"005370000080"`	`"005300000780"`	Failed

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