diff --git a/lib/py/src/Thrift.py b/lib/py/src/Thrift.py
index 1be84e2..81689b7 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/Thrift.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/Thrift.py
@@ -4,3 +4,59 @@
 
   def process(iprot, oprot):
     pass
+
+class TException(Exception):
+
+  """Base class for all thrift exceptions."""
+
+  def __init__(self, message=None):
+    Exception.__init__(self, message)
+
+class TApplicationException(TException):
+
+  """Application level thrift exceptions."""
+
+  UNKNOWN = 0
+  UNKNOWN_METHOD = 1
+  INVALID_MESSAGE_TYPE = 2
+  WRONG_METHOD_NAME = 3
+  BAD_SEQUENCE_ID = 4
+  MISSING_RESULT = 5
+
+  def __init__(self, type=UNKNOWN, message=None):
+    TException.__init__(self, message)
+    self.type = type
+
+  def read(self, iprot):
+    iprot.readStructBegin()
+    while True:
+      (fname, ftype, fid) = iprot.readFieldBegin()
+      if ftype == TType.STOP:
+        break
+      if fid == 1:
+        if ftype == TType.STRING:
+          self.message = iprot.readString();
+        else:
+          iprot.skip(ftype)
+      elif fid == 2:
+        if ftype == TType.I32:
+          self.type = iprot.readI32();
+        else:
+          iprot.skip(ftype)
+      else:
+        iprot.skip(ftype)
+      iprot.readFieldEnd()
+    iprot.readStructEnd()
+
+  def write(self, oprot):
+    oprot.writeStructBegin('TApplicationException')
+    if self.message != None:
+      oprot.writeFieldBegin('message', TType.STRING, 1)
+      oprot.writeString(self.message)
+      oprot.writeFieldEnd()
+    if self.type != None:
+      oprot.writeFieldBegin('type', TType.I32, 2)
+      oprot.writeI32(self.type)
+      oprot.writeFieldEnd()
+    oprot.writeFieldStop()
+    oprot.writeStructEnd()
diff --git a/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py b/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
index 15206b0..e35688e 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/protocol/TProtocol.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from thrift.Thrift import TException
+
 class TType:
   STOP   = 0
   VOID   = 1
@@ -21,6 +23,19 @@
   CALL  = 1
   REPLY = 2
 
+class TProtocolException(TException):
+
+  """Custom Protocol Exception class"""
+
+  UNKNOWN = 0
+  INVALID_DATA = 1
+  NEGATIVE_SIZE = 2
+  SIZE_LIMIT = 3
+
+  def __init__(self, type=UNKNOWN, message=None):
+    TException.__init__(self, message)
+    self.type = type
+
 class TProtocolBase:
 
   """Base class for Thrift protocol driver."""
diff --git a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
index c8f9e36..ee429cd 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@
       self.handle.settimeout(ms/1000.00)
 
   def open(self):
-    self.handle = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-    self.handle.connect((self.host, self.port))
+    try:
+      self.handle = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+      self.handle.connect((self.host, self.port))
+    except socket.error, e:
+      raise TTransportException(TTransportException.NOT_OPEN, e.message)
 
   def close(self):
     if self.handle != None:
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@
     while sent < have:
       plus = self.handle.send(buff)
       if plus == 0:
-        raise TTransportException('sent 0 bytes')
+        raise TTransportException('TSocket sent 0 bytes')
       sent += plus
       buff = buff[plus:]
 
diff --git a/lib/py/src/transport/TTransport.py b/lib/py/src/transport/TTransport.py
index 502b327..b8ca7b1 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/transport/TTransport.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/transport/TTransport.py
@@ -1,11 +1,20 @@
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 from struct import pack,unpack
+from thrift.Thrift import TException
 
-class TTransportException(Exception):
+class TTransportException(TException):
 
   """Custom Transport Exception class"""
 
-  pass
+  UNKNOWN = 0,
+  NOT_OPEN = 1,
+  ALREADY_OPEN = 2,
+  TIMED_OUT = 3,
+  END_OF_FILE = 4,
+
+  def __init__(self, type=UNKNOWN, message=None):
+    TException.__init__(self, message)
+    self.type = type
 
 class TTransportBase: