A python class to split a word into separate units, split into syllables, called morphemes. Part of a portmanteau generator I built.

slice.py

class Slice(object):
  def __init__(self, root, leng):
		self.root = root # The original word
		self.leng = leng # How many morphemes should be used as the prefix for the new portmanteau
		self.morphemes = []
		self.output = '' #
		self.slice()

	def slice(self):
		import re
		ex = r'([^aeiou]*[aeiou]*)|[aeiou]*[^aeiou]*[aeiou]*'
		#ex = r'[^aeiou]*[aeiou]*[^aeiou]*|[aeiou]*[^aeiou]'
		root = self.root

		# Full list of morphemes for future use
		while root != '':
			end = re.match(ex, root).end()
			self.morphemes.append(root[0:end])
			root = root[end:]

		# Check that the number given isnt more than is available
		if len(self.morphemes) < self.leng:
			self.leng = len(self.morphemes)

		#Stitch together the output word
		g = 0
		while g < self.leng :
			self.output += self.morphemes[g]
			g += 1