polyleven_levenshtein_distance_with_optional_threshold.py

1import polyleven
2
3# Basic usage
4distance = polyleven.levenshtein('kitten', 'sitting')
5print(f"Distance: {distance}")
6
7# Usage with a threshold (returns threshold + 1 if actual distance is higher)
8# This is significantly faster for large strings or many comparisons
9dist_with_threshold = polyleven.levenshtein('kitten', 'sitting', 2)
10print(f"Distance with threshold: {dist_with_threshold}")