X-Git-Url: https://projects.mako.cc/source/mw/blobdiff_plain/f5846ccc4228fab747eebc991ea97fd3238aea39..0df758cb171748f8d6e0f3ece5e5c5e608f65b3e:/src/mw/api.py

diff --git a/src/mw/api.py b/src/mw/api.py
index 88dee80..59a3947 100644
--- a/src/mw/api.py
+++ b/src/mw/api.py
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ class API(object):
             data = gzipper.read()
         else:
             data = response.read()
-        return json.loads(data)
+        the_data = json.loads(data)
+        if 'error' in the_data.keys():
+            raise APIError(the_data['error']['info'])
+        return the_data
 
     def limits(self, low, high):
         if self._high_limits == None:
@@ -59,6 +62,15 @@ class API(object):
             return low
 
 
+class APIError(Exception):
+
+    def __init__(self, info):
+        self.info = info
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.info
+
+
 def pagename_to_filename(name):
     name = name.replace(' ', '_')
     name = name.replace('/', '!')