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Australian Postcode regex hellhole
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postcodes.rb
StatePostcodeMatchers = { SA: /^5([0-9]){3}/, ACT: /^[2](?:[6](?:[0][0-9]|[1][0-8])|[9](?:[0-1][0-9]|20))/,
VIC: /^3([0-9]){3}/, QLD: /^4([0-9]){3}/, NT: /^08(?:[0-9]){2}/, TAS: /^7[0-7](?:[0-9]){2}/, WA: /^6(?:[0-6](?:[0-9]){2}|[7](?:[0-8][0-9]|[9][0-7]))/,
NSW: /^2(?:[0-6](?:[0-9]){2}|[6](?:[1][9]|[2-7][0-9])|[7](?:[0-9]{2})|[8](?:[0-8](?:[0-9]){1}|[9][0-8])|[9](?:[2][1-9]|[3-9][0-9]))/ }
# Probably dont do this.
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Did you get consumed by said hellhole? Just wondering how far you tested this and what it was based on.

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