def _mpda(self, re_grammar, splitstring=0):
        """
        Args:
            re_grammar (list): A list of grammar rules
            splitstring (bool): A boolean for enabling or disabling
                            the splitting of symbols using a space
        Returns:
            PDA: The generated PDA
        """
        cnfgrammar = CNFGenerator(re_grammar)

        if not self.alphabet:
            self._extract_alphabet(cnfgrammar)

        cnftopda = CnfPda(self.alphabet)
        productions = {}
        nonterminals = []
        nonterminals.append(cnfgrammar.init_symbol)
        for key in list(cnfgrammar.grammar_nonterminals):
            if key != cnfgrammar.init_symbol:
                nonterminals.append(key)
        for key in list(cnfgrammar.grammar_nonterminals):
            j = 0
            productions[key] = {}
            # print 'testing '+key
            for pair in cnfgrammar.grammar_rules:
                cnf_form = list(pair)
                if cnf_form[0] == key:
                    productions[key][j] = {}
                    if isinstance(cnf_form[1], type(())):
                        #            print list(p[1])
                        productions[key][j]['b0'] = list(cnf_form[1])[0]
                        productions[key][j]['b1'] = list(cnf_form[1])[1]
                    else:
                        #           print p[1]
                        productions[key][j]['a'] = cnf_form[1]
                    j = j + 1
        return cnftopda.initialize(
            nonterminals, productions, list(
                cnfgrammar.grammar_terminals), splitstring)