code: def editex(src, tar, cost=(0, 1, 2), local=False):
      
      return Editex().dist_abs(src, tar, cost, local)
docs: Return the Editex distance between two strings.
  
      This is a wrapper for :py:meth:`Editex.dist_abs`.
  
      Parameters
      ----------
      src : str
          Source string for comparison
      tar : str
          Target string for comparison
      cost : tuple
          A 3-tuple representing the cost of the four possible edits: match,
          same-group, and mismatch respectively (by default: (0, 1, 2))
      local : bool
          If True, the local variant of Editex is used
  
      Returns
      -------
      int
          Editex distance
  
      Examples
      --------
      >>> editex('cat', 'hat')
      2
      >>> editex('Niall', 'Neil')
      2
      >>> editex('aluminum', 'Catalan')
      12
      >>> editex('ATCG', 'TAGC')
      6