IBP banding data system: Internal maintenance specification

This is a base class for the eight microaging fields in current use. In the MAPS 2004 and subsequent protocols, a specific set of codes is used; refer to the specification for values allowed here.

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class MicroAgingField(SingleField):
    '''Base class for all micro-aging fields.

      Exports:  As inherited.
    '''

    VALID_CODES = "ABFJLMNRU "    

Derived classes must define their own .scanField() method, calling SingleField.scanFiled().

    @staticmethod
    def scanField(encounter, scan, fieldName):
        raise NotImplementedError