String Matching Python Packages

rapidfuzz

Rapid fuzzy string matching in Python using various string metrics

levenshtein

The Levenshtein Python C extension module contains functions for fast computation of Levenshtein distance and string similarity

python-levenshtein

The Levenshtein Python C extension module contains functions for fast computation of Levenshtein distance and string similarity

pfzy

Python port of the fzy fuzzy string matching algorithm.

stringzilla

Up to 100x faster strings for C, C++, CUDA, Python, Rust, Swift, JS, & Go, leveraging NEON, AVX2, AVX-512, SVE, GPGPU, & SWAR to accelerate search, hashing, sorting, edit distances, sketches, and memory ops 🦖

jarowinkler

Python library for fast approximate string matching using Jaro and Jaro-Winkler similarity

matcher-py

A high-performance matcher designed to solve LOGICAL and TEXT VARIATIONS problems in word matching, implemented in Rust.

cydifflib

CyDifflib is a fast implementation of difflib's algorithms, which can be used as a drop-in replacement.

polyfuzz

Fuzzy string matching, grouping, and evaluation.

vbml

String validation tool compiling into regex

simplematch

Minimal, super readable string pattern matching for python.

stringmatch

A fast & lightweight string matching library, based on the Levenshtein distance

flashtext2

Flashtext implementation in Rust

stringzillas-cpus

Up to 100x faster strings for C, C++, CUDA, Python, Rust, Swift, JS, & Go, leveraging NEON, AVX2, AVX-512, SVE, GPGPU, & SWAR to accelerate search, hashing, sorting, edit distances, sketches, and memory ops 🦖

nearust

Fast discovery of similar strings in bulk

vmo

Python Modules of Variable Markov Oracle

symscan

Fast discovery of similar strings in bulk

boyermoore

Boyer-moore in pure python, search for unicode strings in large files quickly

trrex

Efficient string matching with regular expressions

actrie

Aho-Corasick automation for large-scale multi-pattern matching. Available for C/C++, Python, and Java on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

qlev

String distance metrics based on Levenshtein and Qwerty Matrix Distance

vbml2

Markup language that compiles to regex.

stringzillas-cuda

Up to 100x faster strings for C, C++, CUDA, Python, Rust, Swift, JS, & Go, leveraging NEON, AVX2, AVX-512, SVE, GPGPU, & SWAR to accelerate search, hashing, sorting, edit distances, sketches, and memory ops 🦖

delimiterfinder

Python package for probabilistic delimiter detection.