tf.keras.preprocessing.text.text_to_word_sequence

Converts a text to a sequence of words (or tokens).

tf.keras.preprocessing.text.text_to_word_sequence(
    input_text,
    filters='!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\\]^_`{|}~\t\n',
    lower=True, split=' '
)

This function transforms a string of text into a list of words while ignoring filters which include punctuations by default.

sample_text = 'This is a sample sentence.'
tf.keras.preprocessing.text.text_to_word_sequence(sample_text)
['this', 'is', 'a', 'sample', 'sentence']

input_text Input text (string).
filters list (or concatenation) of characters to filter out, such as punctuation. Default: '!"#$%&()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~\t\n', includes basic punctuation, tabs, and newlines.
lower boolean. Whether to convert the input to lowercase.
split str. Separator for word splitting.

A list of words (or tokens).