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+import unittest
+
+# needed for the Word Error Rate metric:
+# competitions/metrics/python/deployed_metrics/general_use_metrics/word_error_rate.py
+import rapidfuzz
+
+class TestRapidfuzz(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_distance(self):
+        distance = rapidfuzz.distance.Levenshtein.distance(
+            'Levenshtein', 'Lenvinsten'
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(4, distance)