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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/difflib.py b/Lib/difflib.py
index 198114d..eb0eccf 100644
--- a/Lib/difflib.py
+++ b/Lib/difflib.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ __all__ = ['get_close_matches', 'ndiff', 'restore', 'SequenceMatcher',
'Differ','IS_CHARACTER_JUNK', 'IS_LINE_JUNK', 'context_diff',
'unified_diff']
+def _calculate_ratio(matches, length):
+ if length:
+ return 2.0 * matches / length
+ return 1.0
+
class SequenceMatcher:
"""
@@ -611,7 +616,7 @@ class SequenceMatcher:
matches = reduce(lambda sum, triple: sum + triple[-1],
self.get_matching_blocks(), 0)
- return 2.0 * matches / (len(self.a) + len(self.b))
+ return _calculate_ratio(matches, len(self.a) + len(self.b))
def quick_ratio(self):
"""Return an upper bound on ratio() relatively quickly.
@@ -640,7 +645,7 @@ class SequenceMatcher:
avail[elt] = numb - 1
if numb > 0:
matches = matches + 1
- return 2.0 * matches / (len(self.a) + len(self.b))
+ return _calculate_ratio(matches, len(self.a) + len(self.b))
def real_quick_ratio(self):
"""Return an upper bound on ratio() very quickly.
@@ -652,7 +657,7 @@ class SequenceMatcher:
la, lb = len(self.a), len(self.b)
# can't have more matches than the number of elements in the
# shorter sequence
- return 2.0 * min(la, lb) / (la + lb)
+ return _calculate_ratio(min(la, lb), la + lb)
def get_close_matches(word, possibilities, n=3, cutoff=0.6):
"""Use SequenceMatcher to return list of the best "good enough" matches.