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@maxbachmann maxbachmann released this 27 Sep 01:41
· 16 commits to main since this release

This release converts the python-Levenshtein package to a metapackage, which simply installs the Levenshtein package which is API compatible. Below is a summary of the improvements:

Performance

  • performance improved for the following functions: distance, ratio, jaro, jaro_winkler, editops, opcodes

Fixed

  • fixed incorrect results of jaro and jaro_winkler
  • fix issues in multiple of the median functions which could lead to segmentation faults

Changes

  • drop support for Python versions < 3.6
  • replace usage of deprecated Unicode APIs, which will be removed in Python 3.12

Added

  • add type hints
  • add wheels for all common platforms