Description: Do not use string exceptions, not supported by Python 2.6
Origin: Debian

Index: python-scipy-0.7.2/scipy/weave/blitz_tools.py
===================================================================
--- python-scipy-0.7.2.orig/scipy/weave/blitz_tools.py	2010-06-07 12:48:10.000000000 +0000
+++ python-scipy-0.7.2/scipy/weave/blitz_tools.py	2010-06-07 12:47:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     #    of time.  It also can cause core-dumps if the sizes of the inputs
     #    aren't compatible.
     if check_size and not size_check.check_expr(expr,local_dict,global_dict):
-        raise 'inputs failed to pass size check.'
+        raise Exception('inputs failed to pass size check.')
 
     # 2. try local cache
     try:
Index: python-scipy-0.7.2/scipy/weave/bytecodecompiler.py
===================================================================
--- python-scipy-0.7.2.orig/scipy/weave/bytecodecompiler.py	2010-06-07 12:48:10.000000000 +0000
+++ python-scipy-0.7.2/scipy/weave/bytecodecompiler.py	2010-06-07 12:48:02.000000000 +0000
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         elif goto is None:
             return next # Normal
         else:
-            raise 'xx'
+            raise Exception('xx')
 
     symbols = { 0: 'less', 1: 'lesseq', 2: 'equal', 3: 'notequal',
                 4: 'greater', 5: 'greatereq', 6: 'in', 7: 'not in',