import difflib>>> a = 'alex is a buff dude'>>> b = 'a;exx is a buff dud'>>> difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()0.89473684210526316

import difflib>>> a = 'alex is a buff dude'>>> b = 'a;exx is a buff dud'>>> difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, a, b).ratio()0.89473684210526316