Fuzzy string matching in DuckDB just got easier!
The RapidFuzz extension is now available as a DuckDB Community Extension! 🦆✨ You can now perform high-performance fuzzy string matching directly in your...
The RapidFuzz extension is now available as a DuckDB Community Extension! 🦆✨
You can now perform high-performance fuzzy string matching directly in your SQL queries - no need to export data to Python or other tools.
🔧 Key features: ⚡ Lightning-fast similarity scoring with rapidfuzz_ratio() 🔍 Partial matching with rapidfuzz_partial_ratio() 🔄 Token-based matching for reordered text 🧹 Perfect for data cleaning, deduplication, and record linkage
This simplifies workflows for anyone dealing with inconsistent data. Whether you’re cleaning customer records, matching product catalogs, or building search functionality, RapidFuzz brings fuzzy matching directly into your data warehouse without additional dependencies.
Learn more and see examples: https://query.farm/duckdb_extension_rapidfuzz.html
Originally posted on LinkedIn.