[Tutor] Difficult loop?

[bob gailer]

How about:

word = "Almuta$r~id"
predecessors = "_" * 5
successors = "".join(letter for letter in word if letter not in "aiou+~")
for index, letter in enumerate(word):
  if letter not in "aiou~+":
    next = word[index+1] if index < len(word) - 1 else ""
    if next in "aiou":
      tail = next
    elif next == "~":
      next = word[index+2] # bold assumption that a short vowel will 
follow ~
      tail = "~" + next
    else:
      tail = "_"
    print predecessors + successors + tail
    predecessors = predecessors[1:] + letter
    successors = successors[1:] + ("_" if len(successors) <= 5 else "")

Simple - procedural - no functions. 16 lines of code. Easy to read and 
maintain.

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