automata.py

import bisect

class NFA(object):
  EPSILON = object()
  ANY = object()
  
  def __init__(self, start_state):
    self.transitions = {}
    self.final_states = set()
    self._start_state = start_state
  
  @property
  def start_state(self):
    return frozenset(self._expand(set([self._start_state])))
  
  def add_transition(self, src, input, dest):
    self.transitions.setdefault(src, {}).setdefault(input, set()).add(dest)

  def add_final_state(self, state):
    self.final_states.add(state)
  
  def is_final(self, states):
    return self.final_states.intersection(states)
  
  def _expand(self, states):
    frontier = set(states)
    while frontier:
      state = frontier.pop()
      new_states = self.transitions.get(state, {}).get(NFA.EPSILON, set()).difference(states)
      frontier.update(new_states)
      states.update(new_states)
    return states
  
  def next_state(self, states, input):
    dest_states = set()
    for state in states:
      state_transitions = self.transitions.get(state, {})
      dest_states.update(state_transitions.get(input, []))
      dest_states.update(state_transitions.get(NFA.ANY, []))
    return frozenset(self._expand(dest_states))
  
  def get_inputs(self, states):
    inputs = set()
    for state in states:
      inputs.update(self.transitions.get(state, {}).keys())
    return inputs
  
  def to_dfa(self):
    dfa = DFA(self.start_state)
    frontier = [self.start_state]
    seen = set()
    while frontier:
      current = frontier.pop()
      inputs = self.get_inputs(current)
      for input in inputs:
        if input == NFA.EPSILON: continue
        new_state = self.next_state(current, input)
        if new_state not in seen:
          frontier.append(new_state)
          seen.add(new_state)
          if self.is_final(new_state):
            dfa.add_final_state(new_state)
        if input == NFA.ANY:
          dfa.set_default_transition(current, new_state)
        else:
          dfa.add_transition(current, input, new_state)
    return dfa


class DFA(object):
  def __init__(self, start_state):
    self.start_state = start_state
    self.transitions = {}
    self.defaults = {}
    self.final_states = set()
  
  def add_transition(self, src, input, dest):
    self.transitions.setdefault(src, {})[input] = dest
  
  def set_default_transition(self, src, dest):
    self.defaults[src] = dest
  
  def add_final_state(self, state):
    self.final_states.add(state)

  def is_final(self, state):
    return state in self.final_states
  
  def next_state(self, src, input):
    state_transitions = self.transitions.get(src, {})
    return state_transitions.get(input, self.defaults.get(src, None))

  def next_valid_string(self, input):
    state = self.start_state
    stack = []
    
    # Evaluate the DFA as far as possible
    for i, x in enumerate(input):
      stack.append((input[:i], state, x))
      state = self.next_state(state, x)
      if not state: break
    else:
      stack.append((input[:i+1], state, None))

    if self.is_final(state):
      # Input word is already valid
      return input
    
    # Perform a 'wall following' search for the lexicographically smallest
    # accepting state.
    while stack:
      path, state, x = stack.pop()
      x = self.find_next_edge(state, x)
      if x:
        path += x
        state = self.next_state(state, x)
        if self.is_final(state):
          return path
        stack.append((path, state, None))
    return None

  def find_next_edge(self, s, x):
    if x is None:
      x = u'\0'
    else:
      x = unichr(ord(x) + 1)
    state_transitions = self.transitions.get(s, {})
    if x in state_transitions or s in self.defaults:
      return x
    labels = sorted(state_transitions.keys())
    pos = bisect.bisect_left(labels, x)
    if pos < len(labels):
      return labels[pos]
    return None
    

def levenshtein_automata(term, k):
  nfa = NFA((0, 0))
  for i, c in enumerate(term):
    for e in range(k + 1):
      # Correct character
      nfa.add_transition((i, e), c, (i + 1, e))
      if e < k:
        # Deletion
        nfa.add_transition((i, e), NFA.ANY, (i, e + 1))
        # Insertion
        nfa.add_transition((i, e), NFA.EPSILON, (i + 1, e + 1))
        # Substitution
        nfa.add_transition((i, e), NFA.ANY, (i + 1, e + 1))
  for e in range(k + 1):
    if e < k:
      nfa.add_transition((len(term), e), NFA.ANY, (len(term), e + 1))
    nfa.add_final_state((len(term), e))
  return nfa


def find_all_matches(word, k, lookup_func):
  """Uses lookup_func to find all words within levenshtein distance k of word.
  
  Args:
    word: The word to look up
    k: Maximum edit distance
    lookup_func: A single argument function that returns the first word in the
      database that is greater than or equal to the input argument.
  Yields:
    Every matching word within levenshtein distance k from the database.
  """
  lev = levenshtein_automata(word, k).to_dfa()
  match = lev.next_valid_string(u'\0')
  while match:
    next = lookup_func(match)
    if not next:
      return
    if match == next:
      yield match
      next = next + u'\0'
    match = lev.next_valid_string(next)

automata_test.py

import automata
import bisect
import random


class Matcher(object):
  def __init__(self, l):
    self.l = l
    self.probes = 0
  def __call__(self, w):
    self.probes += 1
    pos = bisect.bisect_left(self.l, w)
    if pos < len(self.l):
      return self.l[pos]
    else:
      return None


words = [x.strip().lower().decode('utf-8') for x in open('/usr/share/dict/web2')]
words.sort()
words10 = [x for x in words if random.random() <= 0.1]
words100 = [x for x in words if random.random() <= 0.01]


m = Matcher(words)
assert len(list(automata.find_all_matches('food', 1, m))) == 18
print m.probes

m = Matcher(words)
assert len(list(automata.find_all_matches('food', 2, m))) == 283
print m.probes


def levenshtein(s1, s2):
  if len(s1) < len(s2):
    return levenshtein(s2, s1)
  if not s1:
    return len(s2)
  
  previous_row = xrange(len(s2) + 1)
  for i, c1 in enumerate(s1):
    current_row = [i + 1]
    for j, c2 in enumerate(s2):
      insertions = previous_row[j + 1] + 1 # j+1 instead of j since previous_row and current_row are one character longer
      deletions = current_row[j] + 1     # than s2
      substitutions = previous_row[j] + (c1 != c2)
      current_row.append(min(insertions, deletions, substitutions))
    previous_row = current_row
  
  return previous_row[-1]

class BKNode(object):
  def __init__(self, term):
    self.term = term
    self.children = {}
  
  def insert(self, other):
    distance = levenshtein(self.term, other)
    if distance in self.children:
      self.children[distance].insert(other)
    else:
      self.children[distance] = BKNode(other)
  
  def search(self, term, k, results=None):
    if results is None:
      results = []
    distance = levenshtein(self.term, term)
    counter = 1
    if distance <= k:
      results.append(self.term)
    for i in range(max(0, distance - k), distance + k + 1):
      child = self.children.get(i)
      if child:
        counter += child.search(term, k, results)
    return counter

Sorry for the stupid question, but from where can I get the dictionary file?

this worked for me:
https://github.com/dwyl/english-words/blob/master/words_alpha.txt

you'll have to update lines 26 and 30 of automata_test.py (to 21 and 388)