old_contents: try:
      from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qsl, urlencode
  except ImportError:
      from urlparse import urlparse, parse_qsl
      from urllib import urlencode
  
  from bitforge import Address, Unit
  
  class URI(object):
  
      @staticmethod
      def is_valid(uri):
          try:
              URI(uri)
              return True
          except:
              return False
  
      @staticmethod
      def parse(uri):
          parsed = urlparse(uri)
          data = dict(parse_qsl(parsed.query))
          data['address'] = parsed.path or parsed.netloc
          return data
  
      def __init__(self, args):
          if isinstance(args, str):
              args = URI.parse(args)
              if 'amount' in args:
                  args['amount'] = Unit(btc = float(args['amount'])).satoshis
          elif not isinstance(args, dict):
              raise ValueError('Invalid arguments')
  
          self._build_from_dict(args)
  
      def _build_from_dict(self, args):
          MEMBERS = ['address', 'amount', 'message', 'label', 'r']
          self.extras = {}
  
          for k, v in args.iteritems():
              if k in MEMBERS:
                  setattr(self, k, v)
              else:
                  self.extras[k] = v
  
          self.address = Address.from_string(self.address)
          self.amount = Unit(satoshis = self.amount) if 'amount' in args else None
  
      def to_uri(self):
          query = self.extras.copy()
          if self.amount:
              query['amount'] = self.amount.btc
          for key in ['message', 'label', 'r']:
              value = getattr(self, key, False)
              if value: query[key] = value
  
          query = urlencode(query)
          return 'bitcoin:' + self.address.to_string() + ('?' + query if query else '')
  
      def __repr__(self):
          return '<URI: %s>' % self.to_uri()
  
new_contents: try:
      from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qsl, urlencode
  except ImportError:
      from urlparse import urlparse, parse_qsl
      from urllib import urlencode
  
  from bitforge import Address, Unit
  
  class URI(object):
  
      @staticmethod
      def is_valid(uri):
          try:
              URI(uri)
              return True
          except:
              return False
  
      @staticmethod
      def parse(uri):
          parsed = urlparse(uri)
          data = dict(parse_qsl(parsed.query))
          data['address'] = parsed.path or parsed.netloc
          return data
  
      def __init__(self, args):
          if isinstance(args, str):
              args = URI.parse(args)
              if 'amount' in args:
                  args['amount'] = Unit(btc = float(args['amount'])).satoshis
          elif not isinstance(args, dict):
              raise ValueError('Invalid arguments')
  
          self._build_from_dict(args)
  
      def _build_from_dict(self, args):
          MEMBERS = ['address', 'amount', 'message', 'label', 'r']
          self.extras = {}
  
          for k, v in args.items():
              if k in MEMBERS:
                  setattr(self, k, v)
              else:
                  self.extras[k] = v
  
          self.address = Address.from_string(self.address)
          self.amount = Unit(satoshis = self.amount) if 'amount' in args else None
  
      def to_uri(self):
          query = self.extras.copy()
          if self.amount:
              query['amount'] = self.amount.btc
          for key in ['message', 'label', 'r']:
              value = getattr(self, key, False)
              if value: query[key] = value
  
          query = urlencode(query)
          return 'bitcoin:' + self.address.to_string() + ('?' + query if query else '')
  
      def __repr__(self):
          return '<URI: %s>' % self.to_uri()
  
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