def minimum_phonetic_distance(self, target, source):
"""
Provides the minimum phonetic distance between two words by looking up their pronunciations and comparing them
using the provided phonetic_cost_calculator. If a word has multiple pronunciations, the distance to the closest
pronunciation will be used.
:param target: source word to compare
:param source: target word to compare
:return: distance between the pronunciation of the two words for their closest pronunciations; lower is closer
"""
target_pronunciations = self.phonetic_dictionary.get_pronunciation(target)
source_pronunciations = self.phonetic_dictionary.get_pronunciation(source)
minimum_distance = sys.maxsize
for source_pronunciation in source_pronunciations:
for target_pronunciation in target_pronunciations:
distance = minimum_edit_distance(target_pronunciation,
source_pronunciation,
self.phonetic_cost_calculator)
if distance < minimum_distance:
minimum_distance = distance
return minimum_distance
def test_minimum_edit_distance(self):
assert minimum_edit_distance("intention", "execution", LevenshteinCostCalculator()) == 8
assert minimum_edit_distance("drive", "brief", LevenshteinCostCalculator()) == 4
assert minimum_edit_distance("drive", "divers", LevenshteinCostCalculator()) == 3
