FA-96156 / Postal address normalization / Open access

Delivery point check digit: digits after a hyphen join the house number · case 01

"12-4" gives delivery point 24 instead of 12.

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ROOT CAUSE

The scan skips non-digits instead of stopping at the first one.

THE FAILURE

The scan skips non-digits instead of stopping at the first one.

Unsuccessful approach: Stopping only at letters still merges digits across a hyphen.

Case contract

Input [zip5, plus4, primary]. The delivery point is the last two of the leading digits of the primary number, zero-padded to two, or "99" when there are none. With a plus-four the digit string is zip5 + plus4 + delivery point, otherwise zip5 alone. Append the check digit (10 - digit sum mod 10) mod 10.

Why this case matters

A wrong delivery point or check digit sends machine-sorted mail to the wrong door or rejects it.

1 / The failure

Exit 1

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    zip5, plus4, primary = x
    lead = ''
    for c in primary:
        if not c.isdigit():
            continue
        lead += c
    dp = lead[-2:].zfill(2) if lead else '99'
    digits = zip5 + plus4 + dp if plus4 else zip5
    check = (10 - sum(int(c) for c in digits) % 10) % 10
    return digits + str(check)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['three-digit house number', ['12341', '6789', '123'], '123416789234'], ['four-digit house number', ['12341', '6789', '4567'], '123416789676'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['12341', '6789', '7'], '123416789072'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['12341', '6789', 'RR'], '123416789991'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['12341', '6789', '12-4'], '123416789126'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['12341', '', '123'], '123419'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['19000', '0000', '300'], '190000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['23442', '6789', '123'], '234426789230'], ['four-digit house number', ['23442', '6789', '4567'], '234426789672'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['23442', '6789', '7'], '234426789078'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['23442', '6789', 'RR'], '234426789997'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['23442', '6789', '12-4'], '234426789122'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['23442', '', '123'], '234425'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['28000', '0000', '300'], '280000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['34543', '6789', '123'], '345436789236'], ['four-digit house number', ['34543', '6789', '4567'], '345436789678'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['34543', '6789', '7'], '345436789074'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['34543', '6789', 'RR'], '345436789993'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['34543', '6789', '12-4'], '345436789128'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['34543', '', '123'], '345431'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['37000', '0000', '300'], '370000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['45644', '6789', '123'], '456446789232'], ['four-digit house number', ['45644', '6789', '4567'], '456446789674'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['45644', '6789', '7'], '456446789070'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['45644', '6789', 'RR'], '456446789999'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['45644', '6789', '12-4'], '456446789124'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['45644', '', '123'], '456447'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['46000', '0000', '300'], '460000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['56745', '6789', '123'], '567456789238'], ['four-digit house number', ['56745', '6789', '4567'], '567456789670'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['56745', '6789', '7'], '567456789076'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['56745', '6789', 'RR'], '567456789995'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['56745', '6789', '12-4'], '567456789120'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['56745', '', '123'], '567453'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['55000', '0000', '300'], '550000000000']]]
for label, arg, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(arg), 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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
three-digit house number	`123416789234`	`123416789234`	Passed
four-digit house number	`123416789676`	`123416789676`	Passed
one-digit house number is padded	`123416789072`	`123416789072`	Passed
no house digits uses the default	`123416789991`	`123416789991`	Passed
hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen	`123416789243`	`123416789126`	Failed
five-digit code has no delivery point	`123419`	`123419`	Passed
digit sum already a multiple of ten	`190000000000`	`190000000000`	Passed

SHA-256 / 42beec7916d58ca6bb83dab4e8dd9d9f1a7c72aa8af6a9aac6ad53728f48e198

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1

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

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    zip5, plus4, primary = x
    lead = ''
    for c in primary:
        if c.isalpha():
            break
        lead += c if c.isdigit() else ''
    dp = lead[-2:].zfill(2) if lead else '99'
    digits = zip5 + plus4 + dp if plus4 else zip5
    check = (10 - sum(int(c) for c in digits) % 10) % 10
    return digits + str(check)
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [[['three-digit house number', ['12341', '6789', '123'], '123416789234'], ['four-digit house number', ['12341', '6789', '4567'], '123416789676'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['12341', '6789', '7'], '123416789072'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['12341', '6789', 'RR'], '123416789991'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['12341', '6789', '12-4'], '123416789126'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['12341', '', '123'], '123419'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['19000', '0000', '300'], '190000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['23442', '6789', '123'], '234426789230'], ['four-digit house number', ['23442', '6789', '4567'], '234426789672'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['23442', '6789', '7'], '234426789078'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['23442', '6789', 'RR'], '234426789997'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['23442', '6789', '12-4'], '234426789122'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['23442', '', '123'], '234425'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['28000', '0000', '300'], '280000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['34543', '6789', '123'], '345436789236'], ['four-digit house number', ['34543', '6789', '4567'], '345436789678'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['34543', '6789', '7'], '345436789074'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['34543', '6789', 'RR'], '345436789993'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['34543', '6789', '12-4'], '345436789128'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['34543', '', '123'], '345431'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['37000', '0000', '300'], '370000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['45644', '6789', '123'], '456446789232'], ['four-digit house number', ['45644', '6789', '4567'], '456446789674'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['45644', '6789', '7'], '456446789070'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['45644', '6789', 'RR'], '456446789999'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['45644', '6789', '12-4'], '456446789124'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['45644', '', '123'], '456447'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['46000', '0000', '300'], '460000000000']], [['three-digit house number', ['56745', '6789', '123'], '567456789238'], ['four-digit house number', ['56745', '6789', '4567'], '567456789670'], ['one-digit house number is padded', ['56745', '6789', '7'], '567456789076'], ['no house digits uses the default', ['56745', '6789', 'RR'], '567456789995'], ['hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen', ['56745', '6789', '12-4'], '567456789120'], ['five-digit code has no delivery point', ['56745', '', '123'], '567453'], ['digit sum already a multiple of ten', ['55000', '0000', '300'], '550000000000']]]
for label, arg, expected in fixtures[N - 1]:
    check(label, solve(arg), 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 fixture	Actual	Expected	Outcome
three-digit house number	`123416789234`	`123416789234`	Passed
four-digit house number	`123416789676`	`123416789676`	Passed
one-digit house number is padded	`123416789072`	`123416789072`	Passed
no house digits uses the default	`123416789991`	`123416789991`	Passed
hyphenated house number stops at the hyphen	`123416789243`	`123416789126`	Failed
five-digit code has no delivery point	`123419`	`123419`	Passed
digit sum already a multiple of ten	`190000000000`	`190000000000`	Passed

SHA-256 / 01bc2f11004d023bbaad59e55b4274238427014390d34a734d126f5f1009df03

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Verification & scope

A deterministic toy contract over synthetic, obviously fictitious addresses. The rules are stipulated for this model only and make no claim of conformance with any postal authority standard. 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 2026-09-29T14:52:20.307048+00:00.

Case digest / 48090b42db917eaa714d206376b67b57d024a57336b4ac1dab83c3114aa2e600