vininfo 1.0.0

Extracts useful information from Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

https://github.com/idlesign/vininfo

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Description

Extracts useful information from Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

• Can be used as a standalone console application (CLI).

• One can also use import it as any other package in your Python code.

• Gives basic and detailed info (is available) about VIN.

• Allows VIN checksum verification.

Additional info available for many vehicles from:

• AvtoVAZ

• Nissan

• Opel

• Renault

Requirements

• Python 2.7, 3.5+

• click package for CLI

Usage

CLI

click package is required for CLI. You can install vininfo with click using:

$ pip install vininfo[cli]

$ vininfo --help

; Print out VIN info:
$ vininfo show XTAGFK330JY144213

; Basic:
; Country: USSR/CIS
; Manufacturer: AvtoVAZ
; Region: Europe
; Years: 2018, 1988
;
; Details:
; Body: Station Wagon, 5-Door
; Engine: 21179
; Model: Vesta
; Plant: Izhevsk
; Serial: 144213
; Transmission: Manual Renault

; Verify checksum
$ vininfo check 1M8GDM9AXKP042788
; Checksum is valid

Python

from vininfo import Vin

vin = Vin('VF1LM1B0H36666155')

vin.country  # France
vin.manufacturer  # Renault
vin.region  # Europe
vin.wmi  # VF1
vin.vds  # LM1B0H
vin.vis  # 36666155

annotated = vin.annotate()
details = vin.details

vin.verify_checksum()  # False
Vin('1M8GDM9AXKP042788').verify_checksum()  # True