import LoadHelper str1 = "sadness" str2 = "straw" #str1 = "kitten" #str2 = "sitting" alphabet = list(string.ascii_lowercase) matrix = PR.build_scoring_matrix(alphabet, 2 ,1, 0) alig = PR.compute_alignment_matrix(str1, str2, matrix, True) res = PR.compute_global_alignment(str1, str2, matrix, alig) #print res #print "EDIT dist = ", len(str1)+len(str2)-res[0] word_list = LoadHelper.read_words(LoadHelper.WORD_LIST_URL) #print "WL = ", word_list def check_spelling(checked_word, dist, word_list): matrix = PR.build_scoring_matrix(alphabet, 2 ,1, 0) retlist = [] str1 = checked_word for ith in word_list: str2 = ith alig = PR.compute_alignment_matrix(str1, str2, matrix, True) res = PR.compute_global_alignment(str1, str2, matrix, alig) edit_dist = len(str1)+len(str2)-res[0] if edit_dist <= dist: retlist.append(str2) return retlist