kph
===
Python 2/3 ready implementation of the Kölner Phonetik (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6lner_Phonetik) algorithm.

Usage
-----
    >>> import kph
    >>> kph.encode("Horst Meier")
    '078267'
    >>> kph.encode("Horst Mayer")
    '078267'
    >>> kph.encode("Horst Meier") == kph.encode("Horst Mayer")
    True
    >>> kph.encode("Detlef Krumm") == kph.encode("Detlef Krum") == \
    ... kph.encode("Detlef Krunn") == kph.encode("Detlef Krun")
    True

License
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    kph - Python module implementing the 'Koelner Phonetik' algorithm.
    Copyright (C) 2011  Robert Schindler

    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

Copyright
---------
Copyright 2011 by Robert Schindler <robert-sch@gmx.net>.
Python 3 compatibility added by Michael Herrmann <[first name] at [last name].io>.
