diff --git a/unittests/test_py_introspect.py b/unittests/test_py_introspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e2d37a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittests/test_py_introspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import sys
+import unittest
+
+import wx.py.introspect as inrspct
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class py_introspect_Tests(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_getAutoCompleteList(self):
+        # introspect is expecting this! usually inited by wx.py.interpreter
+        sys.ps2 = '... '
+        attributes = inrspct.getAutoCompleteList("wx.")
+        self.assertTrue(len(attributes) > 100)
+
+
+#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
diff --git a/wx/py/introspect.py b/wx/py/introspect.py
index 80a89599..c911f6de 100644
--- a/wx/py/introspect.py
+++ b/wx/py/introspect.py
@@ -228,11 +228,12 @@ def getRoot(command, terminator=None):
     command = rtrimTerminus(command, terminator)
     if terminator == '.':
         tokens = getTokens(command)
-        if not tokens:
-            return ''
-        if tokens[-1][0] is tokenize.ENDMARKER:
+        if tokens and tokens[-1][0] is tokenize.ENDMARKER:
             # Remove the end marker.
             del tokens[-1]
+        if tokens and tokens[-1][0] is tokenize.NEWLINE:
+            # Remove newline.
+            del tokens[-1]
         if not tokens:
             return ''
         if terminator == '.' and \
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ def getRoot(command, terminator=None):
         tokentype = token[0]
         tokenstring = token[1]
         line = token[4]
-        if tokentype is tokenize.ENDMARKER:
+        if tokentype in (tokenize.ENDMARKER, tokenize.NEWLINE):
             continue
         if PY3 and tokentype is tokenize.ENCODING:
             line = lastline