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2 repositories tagged with Data Cleaning
Fuzzywuzzy: Python Library for Fuzzy String Matching
Fuzzywuzzy is a popular Python library designed for fuzzy string matching, enabling efficient comparison and similarity scoring between text strings. It leverages Levenshtein distance to help with tasks like data cleaning and record linkage. While widely used, this project has been superseded by TheFuzz, which continues its development under a new name.
python-ftfy: Effortlessly Fixing Mojibake and Unicode Glitches
ftfy is a powerful Python library designed to automatically correct "mojibake" and other common glitches in Unicode text. It intelligently detects and fixes encoding mix-ups, transforming unreadable characters into their intended form. This tool is essential for developers and data scientists working with messy text data, ensuring readability and data integrity.