properly raise exceptions in python bindings

[notmuch] / bindings / python / notmuch / thread.py

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
index 83b4202deb38d4e54371d31be8988e1f582d4625..5e08eb316901b70a3642c5e0b7f4a1d2571b4977 100644 (file)
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Threads(object):
                the Python object.(?)
         """
         if threads_p is None:
-            NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+            raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
 
         self._threads = threads_p
         #store parent, so we keep them alive as long as self  is alive
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class Thread(object):
               objects are dead.
         """
         if thread_p is None:
-            NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+            raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
         self._thread = thread_p
         #keep reference to parent, so we keep it alive
         self._parent = parent
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ class Thread(object):
         msgs_p = Thread._get_toplevel_messages(self._thread)
 
         if msgs_p is None:
-            NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
+            raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NULL_POINTER)
 
         return Messages(msgs_p, self)