python string comparison similarity code example

Example 1: check string similarity python

from difflib import SequenceMatcher

def similar(a, b):
    return SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()

>>> similar("Apple","Appel")
0.8
>>> similar("Apple","Mango")
0.0

Example 2: likeliness python

from difflib import SequenceMatcher

def similar(a, b):
    return SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()