diff --git a/pylot/core/util/errors.py b/pylot/core/util/errors.py
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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Created on Thu Mar 20 09:47:04 2014
+
+@author: sebastianw
+"""
+
+
+class OptionsError(Exception):
+    pass