example-code-2e/04-text-byte/normeq.py

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"""
Utility functions for normalized Unicode string comparison.
Using Normal Form C, case sensitive:
>>> s1 = 'café'
>>> s2 = 'cafe\u0301'
>>> s1 == s2
False
>>> nfc_equal(s1, s2)
True
>>> nfc_equal('A', 'a')
False
Using Normal Form C with case folding:
>>> s3 = 'Straße'
>>> s4 = 'strasse'
>>> s3 == s4
False
>>> nfc_equal(s3, s4)
False
>>> fold_equal(s3, s4)
True
>>> fold_equal(s1, s2)
True
>>> fold_equal('A', 'a')
True
"""
from unicodedata import normalize
def nfc_equal(str1, str2):
return normalize('NFC', str1) == normalize('NFC', str2)
def fold_equal(str1, str2):
return (normalize('NFC', str1).casefold() ==
normalize('NFC', str2).casefold())