Fix word_tokenize infinite loop on long repetitive text

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The word_tokenize() function hangs indefinitely on LLM-generated text with repetitive patterns due to exponential complexity in the maximum matching algorithm.

Changes

• Fork multi_cut.py from PyThaiNLP - Implements maximum matching with safe mode (based on PyThaiNLP PR #302)

  • Chunks texts >140 chars into ~120 char segments at natural break points
  • Prevents exponential blowup on high-ambiguity inputs

• Update word_tokenize() - Use new implementation with safe_mode=True by default

  • Backward compatible: optional safe_mode parameter for original behavior

• Add test coverage - Validates fix with problematic input from issue

Example

from laonlp.tokenize import word_tokenize

# This text previously hung indefinitely
text = "ທ່ານ scott beaumont ປະທານ google ອາຊີ ອາຊີ - ປາຊີຟິກ ຕີລາຄາສູງບັນດາ..."
result = word_tokenize(text)  # Now completes in ~5s

# Disable safe mode if needed (not recommended)
result = word_tokenize(text, safe_mode=False)

Performance

• Problematic text: ∞ → 5s
• Normal text: No impact

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>word_tokenize stuck</issue_title>
<issue_description>I was trying to tokenize some sentences generated by LLM. This is actually an example about what I did:

from laonlp.tokenize import word_tokenize

a = "ທ່ານ scott beaumont ປະທານ google ອາຊີ ອາຊີ - ປາຊີຟິກ ຕີລາຄາສູງບັນດາເສດຖະກິດເສດຖະກິດ - ໃນສະພາບສໍາຄັນຂອງໂລກສາມາດ ນໍາ ຕີລາຄາສູງຫຼາຍ; ວ່າມີບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາເສດຖະກິດເສດຖະກິດ, ແລະ ຍູ້ແຮງບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາບັນດາການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ ແລະ ຫວຽດນາມ."

print(word_tokenize(a))

The function was stuck and never return result. There might be an infinite loop inside the funciton.</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Fork https://github.com/PyThaiNLP/pythainlp/blob/dev/pythainlp/tokenize/multi_cut.py and use PyThaiNLP/pythainlp#302 to fix the bug</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@wannaphong Hello! I think it is the same issue as https://github.com/PyThaiNLP/pythainlp/pull/302. I may fork `mm` to laonlp and add tokenizer-safe to avoid the issue.

• Fixes word_tokenize stuck #19

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