powersplit.py

def powersplit(s, seperators):
    if not seperators:
        return s
    result = s.split(seperators[0])
    temp = []

    for sep in seperators[1:]:
        for substring in result:
            for subsplit in substring.split(sep):
                stripped = subsplit.strip()
                if stripped:
                    temp.append(subsplit.strip())
        result = temp
        temp = []

    return result