diff --git a/Lib/tokenize.py b/Lib/tokenize.py
index 59081d3..29c9e29 100644
--- a/Lib/tokenize.py
+++ b/Lib/tokenize.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
                 group("'", r'\\\r?\n'),
                 r'[bB]?[rR]?"[^\n"\\]*(?:\\.[^\n"\\]*)*' +
                 group('"', r'\\\r?\n'))
-PseudoExtras = group(r'\\\r?\n', Comment, Triple)
+PseudoExtras = group(r'\\\r?\n|\Z', Comment, Triple)
 PseudoToken = Whitespace + group(PseudoExtras, Number, Funny, ContStr, Name)
 
 def _compile(expr):
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@
             if pseudomatch:                                # scan for tokens
                 start, end = pseudomatch.span(1)
                 spos, epos, pos = (lnum, start), (lnum, end), end
+                if start == end:
+                    continue
                 token, initial = line[start:end], line[start]
 
                 if (initial in numchars or                  # ordinary number