python-levenshtein

python-levenshtein is a Python C extension module providing highly optimized functions for computing string edit distances (like Levenshtein distance), similarity ratios, and related metrics. While the package itself has been renamed to `levenshtein` and is actively maintained under that name by the RapidFuzz team, the `python-levenshtein` PyPI package (version 0.27.3) continues to be updated as a compatibility wrapper. It maintains a positive release cadence.