200613 Secret Gist

gistfile1.txt

def lookup(vin):
    m = getManu(vin)
    try:
        y = int(getYear(vin))
    except Exception as e:
        y = e
    # Exceptions here, or Sam may clean up in dict
    # if m!= None:
    #    if 'General Motors' in m:
    #        print(m)
    #        m = 'Chevrolet'
    try:
        # Tries to get manufacturer name by matching the manufacturer name in the dict to the one from the WMI.
        # WMI names can be longer (i.e. 'Mitsubishi Mexico') whereas the lookup dict make keys are short 'Mitsubishi' (for all Mitsubishi).
        m = [re.match(x, m).group(0) for x in make_dict.keys() if re.match(x, m) != None][0] if len([re.match(x, m).group(0) for x in make_dict.keys() if re.match(x, m) != None]) else None
    except Exception as e:
        m = e
    try:
        # Finds the model VIN component (VIN[4:7]) by testing all model VIN components against the complete VIN (is it a substr).
        # This eliminates needing to match up the exact indices of the VIN to a specific, hardcoded index of the VIN.
        # May be slower, but more complete matches.
        # Could potentially mismatch for single digit model codes? (Audi)
        result = make_dict[m][y][[x for x in make_dict[[re.match(x, m).group(0) for x in make_dict.keys() if re.match(x, m) != None][0]][int(y)].keys() if x in vin][0]]
    except Exception as e:
        result = None
    return result