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polyleven_levenshtein_distance_with_optional_threshold.py
pythonCalculate the Levenshtein distance between two strings with an optional thresh
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polyleven_levenshtein_distance_with_optional_threshold.py
1import polyleven
2
3# Basic usage
4distance = polyleven.levenshtein('kitten', 'sitting')
5print(f"Distance: {distance}")
6
7# Using a threshold for performance
8# If the distance is higher than the threshold, it returns threshold + 1
9distance_with_threshold = polyleven.levenshtein('kitten', 'sitting', 2)
10print(f"Distance with threshold 2: {distance_with_threshold}")