diff -r e8235b2789fc -r d14bfd477c44 web/_exceptions.py
--- a/web/_exceptions.py	Thu Apr 08 13:38:36 2010 +0200
+++ b/web/_exceptions.py	Thu Apr 08 14:11:49 2010 +0200
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
     """raised when a json remote call fails
     """
     def __init__(self, reason=''):
-        #super(RequestError, self).__init__() # XXX require py >= 2.5
-        RequestError.__init__(self)
+        super(RequestError, self).__init__()
         self.reason = reason
 
     def dumps(self):