diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/exception/example.h b/SWIG/Examples/python/exception/example.h
index 4896059f5..8f9a977b0 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/python/exception/example.h
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/exception/example.h
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ public:
   char msg[256];
 };
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(disable: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 class Test {
 public:
   int simple() throw(int) {
@@ -43,8 +47,7 @@ public:
   }
 };
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(default: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
 
-
-
-
-  
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/python/exceptshadow/example.h b/SWIG/Examples/python/exceptshadow/example.h
index 9facde4bd..ec7107a5e 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/python/exceptshadow/example.h
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/python/exceptshadow/example.h
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class FullError {
   FullError(int m) : maxsize(m) { }
 };
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(disable: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
+
 template<typename T> class Queue {
   int maxsize;
   T   *items;
@@ -44,8 +48,7 @@ template<typename T> class Queue {
 };
 
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+  #pragma warning(default: 4290) // C++ exception specification ignored except to indicate a function is not __declspec(nothrow)
+#endif
 
-
-
-
-