Fast/Optimize N-gram implementations in python

Question

Which ngram implementation is fastest in python?

I\'ve tried to profile nltk\'s vs scott\'s zip (http://locallyoptimal.com/blog/2013/01/20/elegant-n-gram-generation-

Answer 1

Extending M4rtini's Code

Using Python3.6.5, nltk == 3.3

from nltk import ngrams
def get_n_gramlist(text,n=2):        
    nngramlist=[]
    for s in ngrams(text.split(),n=n):        
        nngramlist.append(s)                
    return nngramlist

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