The latest articles on DEV Community by Wahib Mzali (@whm08). https://dev.to/whm08 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3660061%2F6ad18658-b726-4564-ac34-8cbe3a5d03ba.jpg https://dev.to/whm08 en Wahib Mzali Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:53:27 +0000 https://dev.to/whm08/deepcsim-detect-duplicate-and-similar-code-across-your-python-project-40cg https://dev.to/whm08/deepcsim-detect-duplicate-and-similar-code-across-your-python-project-40cg <p>i everyone, I just released DeepCSIM, a Python library and CLI tool for detecting code similarity using AST analysis.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Feh2r73rhloye8u10e6mx.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Feh2r73rhloye8u10e6mx.gif" alt=" " width="760" height="403"></a></p> <p>It helps with:</p> <ul> <li>Finding duplicate code</li> <li>Detecting similar code across different files</li> <li>Helping you refactor your own code by spotting repeated patterns</li> <li>Enforcing the DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself) principle across multiple files</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why use DeepCSIM over IDE tools?</strong><br> IDEs can detect duplicates, but often you have to inspect each file manually.</p> <p>DeepCSIM scans the entire project at once, revealing hidden structural similarities quickly and accurately.<br> <a href="https://github.com/whm04/deepcsim" rel="noopener noreferrer">Code Source</a></p> programming python tooling opensource