Information about the package, python-Levenshtein, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The python-Levenshtein package is designed for, Python extension computing string distances and similarities.
Package Name:
python-Levenshtein
Summary:
Python extension computing string distances and similarities
Description:
Levenshtein computes Levenshtein distances, similarity ratios, generalized medians and set medians of Strings and Unicodes. Because it's implemented in C, it's much faster than corresponding Python library functions and methods.
Architecture:
x86_64
Version:
0.10.1
Release:
9.el6
Size:
43 k
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
GPLv2+
Control the python-Levenshtein package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install python-Levenshtein
This command will install python-Levenshtein on the server.
yum remove python-Levenshtein
This command will un-install python-Levenshtein on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-Levenshtein, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove python-Levenshtein
This command will un-install python-Levenshtein on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python-Levenshtein when using the -y flag.
yum update python-Levenshtein
This command will update python-Levenshtein to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove python-Levenshtein, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update python-Levenshtein
This command will update python-Levenshtein to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove python-Levenshtein when using the -y flag.
yum info python-Levenshtein
This command will show you core information about the python-Levenshtein package.
yum deplist python-Levenshtein
This command will show you the dependencies for python-Levenshtein. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update python-Levenshtein
This command will check if there is an update waiting on python-Levenshtein. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.