Split the given mesh by selecting continuous edges

import maya.cmds as cmds

def edgeCutter():

    cmds.polySplitEdge()   #split one or more edges so that each face that shared the vertex acquires its own copy of the edge
    objName = cmds.ls(hilite = True)    #getobject name
    cmds.select(objName)
    cmds.polySeparate()    #create a newobjectfor each section of the mesh that is distinct
    cmds.delete(ch=True)

 
edgeCutter()