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+# -*- Mode: Python; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2014 Simon Feltman <sfeltman@gnome.org>
+#
+#   _error.py: GError Python implementation
+#
+# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+# Lesser General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301
+# USA
+
+
+# NOTE: This file should not have any dependencies on introspection libs
+# like gi.repository.GLib because it would cause a circular dependency.
+# Developers wanting to use the GError class in their applications should
+# use gi.repository.GLib.GError
+
+
+class GError(RuntimeError):
+    def __init__(self, message='unknown error', domain='pygi-error', code=0):
+        super(GError, self).__init__(message)
+        self.message = message
+        self.domain = domain
+        self.code = code
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "%s: %s (%d)" % (self.domain, self.message, self.code)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return "%s.%s('%s', '%s', %d)" % (GError.__module__, GError.__name__,
+                                          self.message, self.domain, self.code)
+
+    def copy(self):
+        return GError(self.message, self.domain, self.code)
+
+    def matches(self, domain, code):
+        """Placeholder that will be monkey patched in GLib overrides."""
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def new_literal(domain, message, code):
+        """Placeholder that will be monkey patched in GLib overrides."""
+        raise NotImplementedError