blocklib 0.1.0

A library for blocking in record linkage

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# Blocklib

Python implementations of record linkage blocking techniques. Blocking is a technique that makes record linkage scalable. It is achieved by partitioning datasets into groups, called blocks and only comparing records in corresponding blocks. This can reduce the number of comparisons that need to be conducted to find which pairs of records should be linked.

blocklib is part of the Anonlink project for privacy preserving record linkage.

### Installation

Install with pip:

pip install blocklib

### Documents

You can find comprehensive documentation and tutorials in [readthedocs](http://blocklib.readthedocs.io/en/latest)

### Tests

Run unit tests with pytest:

$ pytest

### Discussion

If you run into bugs, you can file them in our [issue tracker](https://github.com/data61/blocklib/issues) on GitHub.

There is also an [anonlink mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/anonlink) for development discussion and release announcements.

Wherever we interact, we strive to follow the [Python Community Code of Conduct](https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/)

### License and Copyright

blocklib is copyright (c) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the “License”). You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.