使用itertools.combinations:
import itertools
def break_down(text):
words = text.split()
ns = range(1, len(words)) # n = 1..(n-1)
for n in ns: # split into 2, 3, 4, ..., n parts.
for idxs in itertools.combinations(ns, n):
yield [' '.join(words[i:j]) for i, j in zip((0,) + idxs, idxs + (None,))]
例子:
>>> for x in break_down('the fast dog'):
... print(x)
...
['the', 'fast dog']
['the fast', 'dog']
['the', 'fast', 'dog']
>>> for x in break_down('the really fast dog'):
... print(x)
...
['the', 'really fast dog']
['the really', 'fast dog']
['the really fast', 'dog']
['the', 'really', 'fast dog']
['the', 'really fast', 'dog']
['the really', 'fast', 'dog']
['the', 'really', 'fast', 'dog']