def t_INITIAL_NEWLINE(self, newline_token):
        r'\n+'
        newline_token.lexer.lineno += newline_token.value.count('\n')
        dent_tokens = self._create_tokens_for_next_line_dent(newline_token)
        if dent_tokens:
            dent_tokens.tokens.insert(0, newline_token)
            return dent_tokens
        else:
            return newline_token