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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