In [1]:

    

text1 = """Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing
elit. Integer eu lacus accumsan arcu fermentum euismod. Donec
pulvinar porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
pharetra tortor.  In nec mauris eget magna consequat
convalis. Nam sed sem vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
consequat viverra nisl. Suspendisse arcu metus, blandit quis,
rhoncus ac, pharetra eget, velit. Mauris urna. Morbi nonummy
molestie orci. Praesent nisi elit, fringilla ac, suscipit non,
tristique vel, mauris. Curabitur vel lorem id nisl porta
adipiscing. Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc. Duis vulputate
tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a justo imperdiet tempus."""

text1_lines = text1.splitlines()

text2 = """Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing
elit. Integer eu lacus accumsan arcu fermentum euismod. Donec
pulvinar, porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
pharetra tortor. In nec mauris eget magna consequat
convalis. Nam cras vitae mi vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
consequat viverra nisl. Suspendisse arcu metus, blandit quis,
rhoncus ac, pharetra eget, velit. Mauris urna. Morbi nonummy
molestie orci. Praesent nisi elit, fringilla ac, suscipit non,
tristique vel, mauris. Curabitur vel lorem id nisl porta
adipiscing. Duis vulputate tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a
justo imperdiet tempus.  Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc."""

text2_lines = text2.splitlines()


    

In [4]:

    

import difflib

d = difflib.Differ()
diff = d.compare(text1_lines, text2_lines)
print('\n'.join(diff))


    

    




  Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing
  elit. Integer eu lacus accumsan arcu fermentum euismod. Donec
- pulvinar porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
+ pulvinar, porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
?         +

- pharetra tortor.  In nec mauris eget magna consequat
?                 -

+ pharetra tortor. In nec mauris eget magna consequat
- convalis. Nam sed sem vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
?                 - --

+ convalis. Nam cras vitae mi vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
?               +++ +++++   +

  consequat viverra nisl. Suspendisse arcu metus, blandit quis,
  rhoncus ac, pharetra eget, velit. Mauris urna. Morbi nonummy
  molestie orci. Praesent nisi elit, fringilla ac, suscipit non,
  tristique vel, mauris. Curabitur vel lorem id nisl porta
- adipiscing. Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc. Duis vulputate
- tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a justo imperdiet tempus.
+ adipiscing. Duis vulputate tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a
+ justo imperdiet tempus.  Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc.

In [6]:

    

import difflib

diff = difflib.unified_diff(
    text1_lines,
    text2_lines,
    lineterm='',
)
print('\n'.join(list(diff)))


    

    




--- 
+++ 
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing
 elit. Integer eu lacus accumsan arcu fermentum euismod. Donec
-pulvinar porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
-pharetra tortor.  In nec mauris eget magna consequat
-convalis. Nam sed sem vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
+pulvinar, porttitor tellus. Aliquam venenatis. Donec facilisis
+pharetra tortor. In nec mauris eget magna consequat
+convalis. Nam cras vitae mi vitae odio pellentesque interdum. Sed
 consequat viverra nisl. Suspendisse arcu metus, blandit quis,
 rhoncus ac, pharetra eget, velit. Mauris urna. Morbi nonummy
 molestie orci. Praesent nisi elit, fringilla ac, suscipit non,
 tristique vel, mauris. Curabitur vel lorem id nisl porta
-adipiscing. Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc. Duis vulputate
-tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a justo imperdiet tempus.
+adipiscing. Duis vulputate tristique enim. Donec quis lectus a
+justo imperdiet tempus.  Suspendisse eu lectus. In nunc.

In [7]:

    

from difflib import SequenceMatcher


def show_results(match):
    print('  a    = {}'.format(match.a))
    print('  b    = {}'.format(match.b))
    print('  size = {}'.format(match.size))
    i, j, k = match
    print('  A[a:a+size] = {!r}'.format(A[i:i + k]))
    print('  B[b:b+size] = {!r}'.format(B[j:j + k]))


A = " abcd"
B = "abcd abcd"

print('A = {!r}'.format(A))
print('B = {!r}'.format(B))

print('\nWithout junk detection:')
s1 = SequenceMatcher(None, A, B)
match1 = s1.find_longest_match(0, len(A), 0, len(B))
show_results(match1)

print('\nTreat spaces as junk:')
s2 = SequenceMatcher(lambda x: x == " ", A, B)
match2 = s2.find_longest_match(0, len(A), 0, len(B))
show_results(match2)


    

    




A = ' abcd'
B = 'abcd abcd'

Without junk detection:
  a    = 0
  b    = 4
  size = 5
  A[a:a+size] = ' abcd'
  B[b:b+size] = ' abcd'

Treat spaces as junk:
  a    = 1
  b    = 0
  size = 4
  A[a:a+size] = 'abcd'
  B[b:b+size] = 'abcd'

In [8]:

    

import difflib

s1 = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4]
s2 = [2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1]

print('Initial data:')
print('s1 =', s1)
print('s2 =', s2)
print('s1 == s2:', s1 == s2)
print()

matcher = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, s1, s2)
for tag, i1, i2, j1, j2 in reversed(matcher.get_opcodes()):

    if tag == 'delete':
        print('Remove {} from positions [{}:{}]'.format(
            s1[i1:i2], i1, i2))
        print('  before =', s1)
        del s1[i1:i2]

    elif tag == 'equal':
        print('s1[{}:{}] and s2[{}:{}] are the same'.format(
            i1, i2, j1, j2))

    elif tag == 'insert':
        print('Insert {} from s2[{}:{}] into s1 at {}'.format(
            s2[j1:j2], j1, j2, i1))
        print('  before =', s1)
        s1[i1:i2] = s2[j1:j2]

    elif tag == 'replace':
        print(('Replace {} from s1[{}:{}] '
               'with {} from s2[{}:{}]').format(
                   s1[i1:i2], i1, i2, s2[j1:j2], j1, j2))
        print('  before =', s1)
        s1[i1:i2] = s2[j1:j2]

    print('   after =', s1, '\n')

print('s1 == s2:', s1 == s2)


    

    




Initial data:
s1 = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4]
s2 = [2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1]
s1 == s2: False

Replace [4] from s1[5:6] with [1] from s2[5:6]
  before = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4]
   after = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1] 

s1[4:5] and s2[4:5] are the same
   after = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1] 

Insert [4] from s2[3:4] into s1 at 4
  before = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 1]
   after = [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1] 

s1[1:4] and s2[0:3] are the same
   after = [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1] 

Remove [1] from positions [0:1]
  before = [1, 2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1]
   after = [2, 3, 5, 4, 6, 1] 

s1 == s2: True