diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
index 1a75fd8..a2ea8b0 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_py_generator.cc
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
  */
 string t_py_generator::py_imports() {
   return
-    string("from thrift.Thrift import TType, TMessageType");
+    string("from thrift.Thrift import TType, TMessageType, TException");
 }
 
 /**