confusables_string_comparison_and_skeleton_normalization_quickstart.py

1import confusables
2
3# Check if two strings are confusable
4# Returns True because 'v' and 'ν' (greek nu) are visually similar
5is_confusable = confusables.is_confusable('v', 'ν')
6print(f"Is 'v' confusable with 'ν'? {is_confusable}")
7
8# Normalize a string to its "skeleton" form
9# This is used to catch spoofing attempts by reducing strings to a base representation
10skeleton = confusables.is_confusable('example', 'exαmple', skeleton=True)
11print(f"Skeleton of 'exαmple': {skeleton}")