>>> s = """Hello. It's good to meet you.
... My name is Bob."""
>>> import re
>>> p = re.compile(r'[^\s\.][^\.\n]+')
>>> p.findall(s)
['Hello', "It's good to meet you", 'My name is Bob']
>>> s = "Hello. #It's good to meet you # .'"
>>> p.findall(s)
['Hello', "#It's good to meet you # "]