diff --git a/Lib/scilab/sciexception.swg b/Lib/scilab/sciexception.swg
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+/*
+ * Exception typemaps (throws)
+ */
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) int, unsigned int, signed int,
+                            int&,unsigned int&, signed int&,
+                            long, unsigned long, signed long,
+                            short, unsigned short,signed short,
+				                    long long, unsigned long long,
+				                    unsigned char, signed char,
+				                    long&, unsigned long&, signed long&,
+				                    short&, unsigned short&, signed short&,
+				                    long long&, unsigned long long&,
+				                    unsigned char&, signed char& {
+  char obj[20];
+  sprintf(obj, "%d", $1);
+  %raise(obj, "$type", $descriptor);
+}
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) enum SWIGTYPE {
+  char obj[20];
+  sprintf(obj, "%d", $1);
+  %raise(obj, "$type", $descriptor);
+}
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) float, double,
+				                    float&, double& {
+  char obj[20];
+  sprintf(obj, "%5.3f", $1);
+  %raise(obj, "$type", $descriptor);
+}
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) char*, char[ANY] {
+  %raise($1, "$type", $descriptor);
+}
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) SWIGTYPE,
+                            SWIGTYPE*,
+                            SWIGTYPE [ANY],
+                            SWIGTYPE & {
+  %raise(NULL, "$type", $descriptor);
+}
+
+%typemap(throws, noblock=1) (...) {
+  SWIG_exception_fail(SWIG_RuntimeError,"unknown exception");
+}