# TODO Label Exceptions corrections

Author: jposada202020

adafruit_display_text/__init__.py

@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._text = text
 
-        if label_direction not in ["LTR", "RTL", "UPR", "DWR", "TTB"]:
-            raise RuntimeError("Please provide a valid text direction")
         self._label_direction = label_direction
 
         self.baseline = -1.0

adafruit_display_text/bitmap_label.py

@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ def __init__(self, font, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.background_color = kwargs.get("background_color", None)
         self._label_direction = kwargs.get("label_direction", "LTR")
 
+        if self._label_direction not in ["LTR", "RTL", "UPD", "UPR", "DWR"]:
+            raise RuntimeError("Please provide a valid text direction")
+
         if self._label_direction == "RTL":
             self._text = "".join(reversed(self._text))
 

adafruit_display_text/label.py

@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ def __init__(self, font, **kwargs) -> None:
         self.base_alignment = kwargs.get("base_alignment", False)
         self._label_direction = kwargs.get("label_direction", "LTR")
 
+        if self._label_direction not in ["LTR", "RTL", "UPR", "DWR", "TTB"]:
+            raise RuntimeError("Please provide a valid text direction")
+
         if text is not None:
             self._update_text(str(text))
         if (kwargs.get("anchored_position", None) is not None) and (