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Fuzzy String Matching in Python
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FuzzyWuzzy Term must be changed #291

Closed sangeetkhullar closed 3 years ago

sangeetkhullar commented 3 years ago

Fuzzy Wuzzy“ is one such term that has a racial background. “Fuzzy Wuzzy” is a derogatory term for a black person, especially one with fuzzy hair. This term was used by 19th century British colonial soldiers for the members of an East African nomadic tribe - the Hadendoa. White settlers and military from other countries also later used the term to denote the indigenous dark skinned and curly haired population;

Could you please find a better name for this library ?

maxbachmann commented 3 years ago

See https://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy/issues/218

josegonzalez commented 3 years ago

Issue #218 covers this, and I've confirmed that this is being worked on.

I'll post a bit more context in that ticket.