Fuzzy string matching like a boss.

Requirements

• Python 2.4 or higher
• difflib

Installation

[Manual]

1. Download this: http://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy/zipball/master
2. Unzip that download.
3. run python setup.py install

[GIT Clone]

In a directory of your choice, type:

git clone git://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git fuzzywuzzy
python setup.py install

[With Pip]

Run:

pip install -e git+git://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy.git#egg=fuzzywuzzy

Usage

> from fuzzywuzzy import fuzz
> from fuzzywuzzy import process

SIMPLE RATIO

> fuzz.ratio("this is a test", "this is a test!")
  96

PARTIAL RATIO

> fuzz.partial_ratio("this is a test", "this is a test!")
  100

TOKEN SORT RATIO

> fuzz.ratio("fuzzy wuzzy was a bear", "wuzzy fuzzy was a bear")
  90
> fuzz.token_sort_ratio("fuzzy wuzzy was a bear", "wuzzy fuzzy was a bear")
  100

TOKEN SET RATIO

> fuzz.token_sort_ratio("fuzzy was a bear", "fuzzy fuzzy was a bear")
  84
> fuzz.token_set_ratio("fuzzy was a bear", "fuzzy fuzzy was a bear")
  100

PROCESS

> choices = ["Atlanta Falcons", "New York Jets", "New York Giants", "Dallas Cowboys"]
> process.extract("new york jets", choices, limit=2)
  [('New York Jets', 100), ('New York Giants', 78)]
> process.extractOne("cowboys", choices)
  ("Dallas Cowboys", 90)

License

Copyright © 2011 Adam Cohen

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“Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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