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def similar_dois(d1, d2, accuracy=1.00):
    """Determine whether DOIs are similar.

    DOIs basically need to be identical, but are case insensitive.
    """
    if not (d1 and d2):
        return False
    d1 = d1.lower().strip()
    d2 = d2.lower().strip()
    return difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, d1, d2).ratio() == accuracy

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"""Tools for searching Pubmed for a list of PMIDs.

The goal here is to search for many PMIDs at once, since searching
sequentially can take a long time. Using the the BioPython Entrez module
is super convenient to this end.

The results results are returned in a simple dictionary format.
"""