def equalsWhenOneCharRemoved(x, y):

    # Can't be different in length by more than 1
    if (abs(len(x) - len(y)) > 1):
        return False


    # Iterate through X and Y together
    diffFound = 0;
    lenX = len(x)
    lenY = len(y)

    for i in range(max(lenX, lenY)):
        # If we have reached the end of either string, break
        if (i >= lenX - 1 or i >= lenY -1):
            break

        # If they are different at an index, we add a difference
        if (x[i] != y[i]):
            diffFound += 1

        # If there is more than one difference, they are not similar enough
        if (diffFound > 1):
            return False

    # If we get here, check the number of differences is less than 1
    return diffFound <= 1