fuzzywuzzy
v0.0.2 GrowingA pure-Rust clone of the incredibly useful fuzzy string matching python package, FuzzyWuzzy.
Quick Verdict
- ✕Not updated for 5+ years
- !Pre-1.0: API may have breaking changes
- ✓Trusted by 267 crates
- ✓Tiny footprint (14KB, 0 deps)
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Deep Insights
350.4K downloads in the last 30 days (11.7K/day), up 72% from the previous period.
267 crates depend on fuzzywuzzy. Reasonable ecosystem adoption, though not yet a core dependency.
Despite being 5+ years old, fuzzywuzzy hasn't reached 1.0 yet. Expect potential API changes between versions.
fuzzywuzzy has no external dependencies — minimal supply chain risk and fast compile times.
At 14KB, fuzzywuzzy is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
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