diff --git a/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp b/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
index 53e95432a..972269d6d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/create_torrent.cpp
@@ -22,11 +22,26 @@ namespace
        obj(i);
     }
 
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
     void set_piece_hashes_callback(create_torrent& c, std::string const& p
         , boost::python::object cb)
     {
         set_piece_hashes(c, p, boost::bind(call_python_object, cb, _1));
     }
+#else
+    void set_piece_hashes_callback(create_torrent& c, std::string const& p
+        , boost::python::object cb)
+    {
+        error_code ec;
+        set_piece_hashes(c, p, boost::bind(call_python_object, cb, _1), ec);
+    }
+
+    void set_piece_hashes0(create_torrent& c, std::string const & s)
+    {
+        error_code ec;
+        set_piece_hashes(c, s, ec);
+    }
+#endif
 
     void add_node(create_torrent& ct, std::string const& addr, int port)
     {
@@ -47,7 +62,9 @@ void bind_create_torrent()
     void (file_storage::*set_name1)(std::wstring const&) = &file_storage::set_name;
 #endif
 
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
     void (*set_piece_hashes0)(create_torrent&, std::string const&) = &set_piece_hashes;
+#endif
     void (*add_files0)(file_storage&, std::string const&, boost::uint32_t) = add_files;
 
     class_<file_storage>("file_storage")
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/magnet_uri.cpp b/bindings/python/src/magnet_uri.cpp
index 9520df88e..b68fc6ec3 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/magnet_uri.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/magnet_uri.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,12 @@ namespace {
         p.auto_managed = params["auto_managed"];
         p.duplicate_is_error = params["duplicate_is_error"];
         
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
         return add_magnet_uri(s, uri, p);
+#else
+		  error_code ec;
+        return add_magnet_uri(s, uri, p, ec);
+#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
index 93d0e41de..1355d4757 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/session.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ namespace
         s.add_extension(invoke_extension_factory(e));
     }
 
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #ifndef TORRENT_NO_DEPRECATE
     torrent_handle add_torrent_depr(session& s, torrent_info const& ti
         , std::string const& save, entry const& resume
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ namespace
         allow_threading_guard guard;
         return s.add_torrent(ti, save, resume, storage_mode, paused, default_storage_constructor);
     }
+#endif
 #endif
 
     torrent_handle add_torrent(session& s, dict params)
@@ -112,21 +114,24 @@ namespace
         if (params.has_key("override_resume_data"))
             p.override_resume_data = params["override_resume_data"];
 
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
         return s.add_torrent(p);
+#else
+        error_code ec;
+        return s.add_torrent(p, ec);
+#endif
     }
 
     void start_natpmp(session& s)
     {
         allow_threading_guard guard;
         s.start_natpmp();
-        return;
     }
 
     void start_upnp(session& s)
     {
         allow_threading_guard guard;
         s.start_upnp();
-        return;
     }
 
     alert const* wait_for_alert(session& s, int ms)
@@ -147,16 +152,16 @@ namespace
     }
 
 #ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_GEO_IP
-    bool load_asnum_db(session& s, std::string file)
+    void load_asnum_db(session& s, std::string file)
     {
         allow_threading_guard guard;
-        return s.load_asnum_db(file.c_str());
+        s.load_asnum_db(file.c_str());
     }
 
-    bool load_country_db(session& s, std::string file)
+    void load_country_db(session& s, std::string file)
     {
         allow_threading_guard guard;
-        return s.load_country_db(file.c_str());
+        s.load_country_db(file.c_str());
     }
 #endif
 
@@ -303,6 +308,7 @@ void bind_session()
         .def("dht_proxy", allow_threads(&session::dht_proxy), return_value_policy<copy_const_reference>())
 #endif
         .def("add_torrent", &add_torrent)
+#ifndef BOOST_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 #ifndef TORRENT_NO_DEPRECATE
         .def(
             "add_torrent", &add_torrent_depr
@@ -312,6 +318,7 @@ void bind_session()
                 arg("paused") = false
             )
         )
+#endif
 #endif
         .def("remove_torrent", allow_threads(&session::remove_torrent), arg("option") = session::none
 )
diff --git a/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp b/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
index dfafc9db4..be43aed85 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
+++ b/bindings/python/src/torrent_info.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,14 @@ namespace
        return result;
     }
 
+    bool get_tier(announce_entry const& ae)
+    { return ae.tier; }
+    bool get_fail_limit(announce_entry const& ae)
+    { return ae.fail_limit; }
+    bool get_fails(announce_entry const& ae)
+    { return ae.fails; }
+    bool get_source(announce_entry const& ae)
+    { return ae.source; }
     bool get_verified(announce_entry const& ae)
     { return ae.verified; }
     bool get_updating(announce_entry const& ae)
@@ -173,10 +181,10 @@ void bind_torrent_info()
 
     class_<announce_entry>("announce_entry", init<std::string const&>())
         .def_readwrite("url", &announce_entry::url)
-        .def_readwrite("tier", &announce_entry::tier)
-        .add_property("fail_limit", &announce_entry::fail_limit)
-        .add_property("fails", &announce_entry::fails)
-        .add_property("source", &announce_entry::source)
+        .def_readwrite("tier", &get_tier)
+        .add_property("fail_limit", &get_fail_limit)
+        .add_property("fails", &get_fails)
+        .add_property("source", &get_source)
         .add_property("verified", &get_verified)
         .add_property("updating", &get_updating)
         .add_property("start_sent", &get_start_sent)