[vlc-devel] commit: python-ctypes: raise a LibVLCException in case of error ( Olivier Aubert )

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vlc | branch: master | Olivier Aubert <olivier.aubert at liris.cnrs.fr> | Tue Aug  4 16:38:52 2009 +0200| [60fb88bd3197704c88f49420b248ff874cf1b878] | committer: Olivier Aubert 

python-ctypes: raise a LibVLCException in case of error

> http://git.videolan.org/gitweb.cgi/vlc.git/?a=commit;h=60fb88bd3197704c88f49420b248ff874cf1b878
---

 bindings/python-ctypes/header.py |   11 +++++++++--
 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bindings/python-ctypes/header.py b/bindings/python-ctypes/header.py
index 046aedc..e375ef8 100755
--- a/bindings/python-ctypes/header.py
+++ b/bindings/python-ctypes/header.py
@@ -70,8 +70,15 @@ class ListPOINTER(object):
         if isinstance(param, (list,tuple)):
             return (self.etype * len(param))(*param)
 
+class LibVLCException(Exception):
+    """Python exception raised by libvlc methods.
+    """
+    pass
+
 # From libvlc_structures.h
 class VLCException(ctypes.Structure):
+    """libvlc exception.
+    """
     _fields_= [
                 ('raised', ctypes.c_int),
                 ('code', ctypes.c_int),
@@ -163,10 +170,10 @@ def check_vlc_exception(result, func, args):
     """Error checking method for functions using an exception in/out parameter.
     """
     ex=args[-1]
-    # Take into account both VLCException and MediacontrolException
+    # Take into account both VLCException and MediacontrolException:
     c=getattr(ex, 'raised', getattr(ex, 'code', 0))
     if c:
-        raise Exception(args[-1].message)
+        raise LibVLCException(args[-1].message)
     return result
 
 ### End of header.py ###