[Python-Dev] Why is soundex marked obsolete?

2001年1月13日 16:45:12 -0500 (EST)

Tim Peters writes:
 > + Computing string similarity is something few apps need anyway.
 And this is a biggie.
 > Lots of hassle + little demand == not a natural for the core. ndiff is in
 But it *is* an excellent type of thing to have around -- Eric: just
post it on your Web site and register it with the Vaults.
 > the core only because many people found the *app* useful; its
 > SequenceMatcher class isn't even advertised.
 Did you ever write documentation for it? ;-)
 -Fred
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