FuzzyWuzzy
Classic fuzzy string matching library based on Levenshtein distance; largely superseded by RapidFuzz and archived in 2024.
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Popularity
47
Performance
15
Ecosystem
50
Maturity
62
Dev Experience
68
⭐ 9,259 stars⬇ 3.4M downloads/wkFirst release: Jul 2011Last release: Feb 2020
Async Support: NoPlugin Extensions: LowSpeed: SlowDoc Quality: MediumLearning Curve: Easy
Pros
- • Simple and readable API with many legacy examples
- • Wide ecosystem recognition and extensive tutorials online
- • Good for quick prototyping and small-scale scripts
Cons
- • Pure Python by default (slow without python-Levenshtein)
- • Repository archived (Aug 2024) and unmaintained
- • GPL licensed which restricts commercial use