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

https://github.com/life4/textdistance.rs

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I like being std free

Deebster@programming.dev · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

orsinium@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

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