Release 0.20.4
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
jaroandjaro_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