---
id: rapidfuzz
version: "3.14.5"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# RapidFuzz — rapid fuzzy string matching

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install rapidfuzz
uv add rapidfuzz
poetry add rapidfuzz

## Description

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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidfuzz/RapidFuzz/main/docs/img/RapidFuzz.svg?sanitize=true" alt="RapidFuzz" width="400">
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<h4 align="center">Rapid fuzzy string matching in Python and C++ using the Levenshtein Distance</h4>

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

RapidFuzz performs fast fuzzy string matching using Levenshtein Distance and related metrics, offering C++-accelerated algorithms for similarity scoring between strings and batch processing of string comparisons.

Verdict: RapidFuzz is a well-maintained, actively developed fuzzy matching library with no known vulnerabilities, permissive MIT licensing, and broad platform support via pre-built wheels. The medium install friction is offset by strong algorithmic performance and a mature codebase (4065 GitHub stars, active development).

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