Add checking if both strings are the same in `SequenceMatcher.find_longest_match`

Feature or enhancement

Proposal:

Add checking if sequences a[alo:ahi] and b[blo:bhi] are the same on the beginning of the method find_longest_match in SequenceMatcher. For identical sequences there is no reason to run whole logic when simple check can be done. It appears to fix issue when comparing two slightly different strings ends up with waiting forever for the result. This solves problem reported here https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/8998

Proposed fix:

if a[alo:ahi] == b[blo:bhi]:
    return Match(alo, blo, len(a[alo:ahi]))

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Linked PRs

• gh-132167

Comece em SequenceMatcher.find_longest_match e revise como ele trata a comparação de sequências solicitada. Verifique o relatório do pytest vinculado sobre o travamento e, em seguida, adicione cobertura focada para strings idênticas e ligeiramente diferentes; considera-se concluído quando a otimização funciona sem alterar o match retornado.