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textdistance.rs, Rust crate with 25+ algorithms for comparing strings. Now with no_std support! (github.com)

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[–] Deebster 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Token-based string distances looks like exactly what I need for my current side project - I'm using Levenshtein but I should be comparing based on words, not characters.

I just need to figure out which (if any) of these does what I need.

Edit: looks like the Python version has that information: https://github.com/life4/textdistance?tab=readme-ov-file#algorithms

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

In Python version, pass the list of words directly into the algorithm, and it will compare words. In Rust version, use Algorithm.for_words:

https://docs.rs/textdistance/1.1.0/textdistance/trait.Algorithm.html#method.for_words