diff --git a/src/Base/Exception.cpp b/src/Base/Exception.cpp
index cdf61d248f..b8c535cd4d 100644
--- a/src/Base/Exception.cpp
+++ b/src/Base/Exception.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ PyObject * Exception::getPyObject(void)
     edict.setItem("sclassname", Py::String(typeid(*this).name()));
     edict.setItem("sErrMsg", Py::String(this->getMessage()));
     edict.setItem("sfile", Py::String(this->getFile()));
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     edict.setItem("iline", Py::Long(this->getLine()));
+#else
+    edict.setItem("iline", Py::Int(this->getLine()));
+#endif
     edict.setItem("sfunction", Py::String(this->getFunction()));
     edict.setItem("swhat", Py::String(this->what()));
     return Py::new_reference_to(edict);
@@ -129,7 +133,11 @@ void Exception::setPyObject( PyObject * pydict)
             _sErrMsg = static_cast<std::string>(Py::String(edict.getItem("sErrMsg")));
 
         if (edict.hasKey("iline"))
-            _line = static_cast<int>(Py::Long(edict.getItem("iline")));
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+            _line = static_cast<long>(Py::Long(edict.getItem("iline")));
+#else
+            _line = static_cast<int>(Py::Int(edict.getItem("iline")));
+#endif
     }
 }