# >>> xapian.version_string()
# '1.2.5'
# $ python
# Python 2.7.2+

import xapian
doc = xapian.Document()
stopper = xapian.SimpleStopper()
stopper.add('de')
stopper.add('a')
gen = xapian.TermGenerator()
gen.set_document(doc)
gen.set_stopper(stopper)
gen.index_text('Atirei o pau no gato de 4 a 8 metros de distancia')
for t in doc.termlist():
    print t.term

'''Result:

4
8
a
atirei
de
distancia
gato
metros
no
o
pau
'''