X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=bindings%2Fpython%2Fnotmuch%2Fthread.py;h=5e08eb316901b70a3642c5e0b7f4a1d2571b4977;hp=120f9258667494b1f36a30e03ff32313bb14375e;hb=19daa117b90289d724392e04e3647ade6db4dd7b;hpb=ee4579ad27b0f84650f0c211ea92e2f874df8044

diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
index 120f9258..5e08eb31 100644
--- 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)
 
@@ -292,7 +292,10 @@ class Thread(object):
         """
         if self._thread is None:
             raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
-        return Thread._get_authors(self._thread).decode('UTF-8')
+        authors = Thread._get_authors(self._thread)
+        if authors is None:
+            return None
+        return authors.decode('UTF-8')
 
     def get_subject(self):
         """Returns the Subject of 'thread'
@@ -302,7 +305,10 @@ class Thread(object):
         """
         if self._thread is None:
             raise NotmuchError(STATUS.NOT_INITIALIZED)
-        return Thread._get_subject(self._thread).decode('UTF-8')
+        subject = Thread._get_subject(self._thread)
+        if subject is None:
+            return None
+        return subject.decode('UTF-8')
 
     def get_newest_date(self):
         """Returns time_t of the newest message date