Compare string, count diffs, look for substrings else return count of diffs clear solution for String Conversion by kkkkk - python coding challenges

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Compare string, count diffs, look for substrings else return count of diffs solution in Clear category for String Conversion by kkkkk

def steps_to_convert(line1, line2):
    diffs = [i for i, (c1, c2) in enumerate(zip(line1, line2)) if c1 != c2]
    if not diffs or line1 in line2:
        # Either the lines are the same or one line is a subset of the other.
        # If the lengths are different, then the steps needed to insert or
        # delete letters is the lengths difference.
        return abs(len(line1) - len(line2))
    return len(diffs)

Feb. 28, 2017

Comments:

cyen9912 on Dec. 12, 2019, 1 a.m.
<p>very clever</p>

IliaLiash on Jan. 23, 2021, 5:16 p.m.
<p>nice solution</p>

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