Python open Source Full text Search tool whoosh

About Whoosh

Whoosh is a fast, featureful full-text indexing and searching library implemented in pure Python. Programmers can use it to easily add search functionality to their applications and websites. Every part of how whoosh works can is extended or replaced to meet your needs exactly.

Some of Whoosh ' s features include:

• Pythonic API.
• Pure-python. No compilation or binary packages needed, no mysterious crashes.
• fielded indexing and search.
• Fast indexing and retrieval--faster than any other Pure-python search solution I know of. See benchmarks.
• Pluggable scoring algorithm (including bm25f), text analysis, storage, posting format, etc.
• Powerful query Language.
• Production-quality Pure Python Spell-checker (as far as I know, the only one).

Whoosh might is useful in the following circumstances:

• Anywhere a Pure-python solution is desirable to avoid have to build/compile native libraries (or force users to Build/co Mpile them).
• As a platform (at least for programmers, the find Python easier to read and work with than Java;)
• When a easy-to-use Pythonic interface is more important to your than raw speed.
• If your application can make good use of one deeply integrated search/lookup solution can rely on just being There rather than having both different search solutions (a Simple/slow/homegrown one integrated, an indexed/fast/external Binary dependency one as an option).

Whoosh was created and are maintained by Matt Chaput. It is originally created for use in the online Help system of Side Effects software ' s 3D animation software Houdini. Side Effects Software Inc. graciously agreed to open-source the code.

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Python open Source Full text Search tool whoosh