gistfile1.py

# other imports
import difflib

# So I have a model where I want to search by a text field
results = MyModel.objects.filter(some_field__icontains=query)

# We may get usually a couple of results at least, but the deal is for a case I'm working on, I only want 1 object
# difflib.get_close_matches will text a first arg, then a collection, and n=? for max number of results)
result = results.filter(some_field=difflib.get_close_matches(query, [r.some_field for r in results], 1)[0])