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+"""
+We try to be very hygienic regarding the exceptions we throw:
+Every Exception netlib raises shall be a subclass of NetlibException.
+
+
+See also: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2014/10/16/on-error-handling/
+"""
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, division
+
+
+class NetlibException(Exception):
+    """
+    Base class for all exceptions thrown by netlib.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, message=None):
+        super(NetlibException, self).__init__(message)
+
+
+class ReadDisconnect(object):
+    """Immediate EOF"""
+
+
+class HttpException(NetlibException):
+    pass
+
+
+class HttpReadDisconnect(HttpException, ReadDisconnect):
+    pass
+
+class HttpSyntaxException(HttpException):
+    pass