Calculate UPC-A check digit in Python

upc_check_digit.py

def add_check_digit(upc_str):
    """
    Returns a 12 digit upc-a string from an 11-digit upc-a string by adding 
    a check digit

    >>> add_check_digit('02345600007')
    '023456000073'
    >>> add_check_digit('21234567899')
    '212345678992'
    >>> add_check_digit('04210000526')
    '042100005264'
    """

    upc_str = str(upc_str)
    if len(upc_str) != 11:
        raise Exception("Invalid length")

    odd_sum = 0
    even_sum = 0
    for i, char in enumerate(upc_str):
        j = i+1
        if j % 2 == 0:
            even_sum += int(char)
        else:
            odd_sum += int(char)

    total_sum = (odd_sum * 3) + even_sum
    mod = total_sum % 10
    check_digit = 10 - mod
    if check_digit == 10:
        check_digit = 0
    return upc_str + str(check_digit)

@sxflynn The check digit is designed with that exact scenario in mind.

With a check digit, one can detect simple errors in the input of a series of characters (usually digits) such as a single mistyped digit or some permutations of two successive digits.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check_digit

When the check digit is incorrect, the UPC length is incorrect, or a non-int character is found (line 23 or 25) this function should raise an exception. Trying to fix the users error in this function would be considered bad practice.