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from .validation_nhs_number import validate_nhs_number ← from validation.nhs-number ^2.0.0 · built alongside by fune
def format_nhs_number(value: str) -> str:
"""The NHS number in the 3-3-4 display format NHS systems use,
after a full check with validation.nhs-number. An invalid number is an
error, not a formatted string: a well-spaced wrong number looks more
trustworthy than a badly spaced right one. The error names the reason but
never echoes the number, which is a patient identifier and has no place in
a log."""
result = validate_nhs_number(value)
if not result.valid or result.formatted is None:
raise ValueError("not a valid NHS number (%s)" % (result.reason,))
return result.formatted