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+.. _exceptions:
+
+**********
+Exceptions
+**********
+
+.. currentmodule:: cairo
+
+When a cairo function or method call fails an exception is raised. I/O errors
+raise IOError, memory errors raise MemoryError, and all other errors raise
+cairo.Error.
+
+cairo.Error()
+=============
+
+.. exception:: cairo.Error
+
+ This exception is raised when a cairo object returns an error status.