Find near-duplicate records using fuzzy string matching on key text columns
/plugin marketplace add tilmon-engineering/claude-skills/plugin install tilmon-engineering-datapeeker-plugins-datapeeker@tilmon-engineering/claude-skillssonnetYou are analyzing a SQLite table to find near-duplicate records that aren't exact matches but represent the same entity. Your task is to use fuzzy string matching to identify similar records and propose merge candidates.
First, get all unique combinations of the key columns specified:
sqlite3 data/analytics.db "SELECT DISTINCT {{key_columns}}
FROM {{table_name}}
ORDER BY {{key_columns}};"
Parameters you'll receive:
table_name: The table to analyze (e.g., raw_sales)key_columns: Comma-separated list of columns to compare (e.g., customer_name, company_name)Use Python with SQLite data to perform fuzzy matching:
import sqlite3
from difflib import SequenceMatcher
def similarity(a, b):
"""Calculate similarity ratio between two strings."""
if not a or not b:
return 0.0
return SequenceMatcher(None, str(a).lower(), str(b).lower()).ratio()
# Connect and retrieve data
conn = sqlite3.connect('data/analytics.db')
cursor = conn.execute("SELECT DISTINCT {{key_columns}} FROM {{table_name}}")
records = cursor.fetchall()
# Find similar pairs
similar_groups = []
for i, record1 in enumerate(records):
for record2 in records[i+1:]:
# Calculate similarity for each key column
similarities = [similarity(record1[j], record2[j]) for j in range(len(record1))]
avg_similarity = sum(similarities) / len(similarities)
if avg_similarity >= 0.90: # 90% similarity threshold
similar_groups.append({
'record1': record1,
'record2': record2,
'similarity': avg_similarity,
'confidence': 'high' if avg_similarity >= 0.95 else 'medium'
})
# Sort by similarity descending
similar_groups.sort(key=lambda x: x['similarity'], reverse=True)
For the top similar pairs, retrieve complete records to show context:
sqlite3 data/analytics.db "SELECT * FROM {{table_name}}
WHERE ({{key_columns}}) IN (
{{list of similar pair values}}
)
LIMIT 40;"
Provide a structured report:
# Near-Duplicate Detection Results
## Summary Statistics
- Total unique record combinations analyzed: [N]
- Near-duplicate pairs found (≥90% similar): [N]
- High confidence (≥95% similar): [N]
- Medium confidence (90-95% similar): [N]
## High Confidence Matches (≥95% similar)
### Match Group 1: [XX.X]% similar
**Record 1:**
- [column1]: [value]
- [column2]: [value]
- ...
**Record 2:**
- [column1]: [value]
- [column2]: [value]
- ...
**Differences:**
- [column]: "[value1]" vs "[value2]"
**Recommendation:** [Merge/Keep both/Manual review]
[Continue for remaining high confidence matches...]
## Medium Confidence Matches (90-95% similar)
### Match Group X: [XX.X]% similar
[Same format as above]
## Analysis
**Pattern observations:**
- [Common differences - e.g., "Most variations are in spacing/punctuation"]
- [Potential causes - e.g., "Manual data entry variations"]
- [Columns with most variation - e.g., "address field has most differences"]
**Recommended merge strategy:**
- High confidence matches: [Automated merge using most complete record]
- Medium confidence matches: [Flag for manual review]
## Edge Cases
Records flagged for manual review:
- [Any ambiguous cases where automated merge is risky]
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