diff --git a/lib/py/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.py b/lib/py/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.py
index db1a7a4..50c6aa8 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/protocol/TBinaryProtocol.py
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@
     if sz < 0:
       version = sz & TBinaryProtocol.VERSION_MASK
       if version != TBinaryProtocol.VERSION_1:
-        raise TProtocolException(TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION, 'Bad version in readMessageBegin: %d' % (sz))
+        raise TProtocolException(type=TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION, message='Bad version in readMessageBegin: %d' % (sz))
       type = sz & TBinaryProtocol.TYPE_MASK
       name = self.readString()
       seqid = self.readI32()
     else:
       if self.strictRead:
-        raise TProtocolException(TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION, 'No protocol version header')
+        raise TProtocolException(type=TProtocolException.BAD_VERSION, message='No protocol version header')
       name = self.trans.readAll(sz)
       type = self.readByte()
       seqid = self.readI32()
diff --git a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
index 5e58825..8711961 100644
--- a/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
+++ b/lib/py/src/transport/TSocket.py
@@ -86,23 +86,23 @@
         message = 'Could not connect to socket %s' % self._unix_socket
       else:
         message = 'Could not connect to %s:%d' % (self.host, self.port)
-      raise TTransportException(TTransportException.NOT_OPEN, message)
+      raise TTransportException(type=TTransportException.NOT_OPEN, message=message)
 
   def read(self, sz):
     buff = self.handle.recv(sz)
     if len(buff) == 0:
-      raise TTransportException('TSocket read 0 bytes')
+      raise TTransportException(type=TTransportException.END_OF_FILE, message='TSocket read 0 bytes')
     return buff
 
   def write(self, buff):
     if not self.handle:
-      raise TTransportException(TTransportException.NOT_OPEN, 'Transport not open')
+      raise TTransportException(type=TTransportException.NOT_OPEN, message='Transport not open')
     sent = 0
     have = len(buff)
     while sent < have:
       plus = self.handle.send(buff)
       if plus == 0:
-        raise TTransportException('TSocket sent 0 bytes')
+        raise TTransportException(type=TTransportException.END_OF_FILE, message='TSocket sent 0 bytes')
       sent += plus
       buff = buff[plus:]