prefix_similarity: Calculate the prefix similarity between two strings

In RapidFuzz: String Similarity Computation Using 'RapidFuzz'

Calculate the prefix similarity between two strings

Description

Computes the similarity of the prefixes of two strings based on their number of matching characters.

Usage

prefix_similarity(s1, s2, score_cutoff = 0L)

Arguments

s1	A string. The first input string.
s2	A string. The second input string.
score_cutoff	An optional minimum threshold for the similarity score. Defaults to 0.

Value

The prefix similarity as an integer.

Examples

prefix_similarity("abcdef", "abcxyz")
prefix_similarity("abcdef", "abcxyz", score_cutoff = 3)

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