import re
s = 'xyx - aaXY.aaAyyy-aABCaxYxxyYaaa.'
pattern = '[a-zA-Z]+' # sequences of lowercase or uppercase letters
for match in re.findall(pattern, s):
print('Found: {!r}'.format(match))
'''
run:
Found: 'xyx'
Found: 'aaXY'
Found: 'aaAyyy'
Found: 'aABCaxYxxyYaaa'
'''