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# errors should be added above

def GetErrorClass(name):

  """Return the class of an exception.

  Given the class name, return the class itself.

  @type name: str

  @param name: the exception name

  @rtype: class

  @return: the actual class, or None if not found

  """

  item = globals().get(name, None)

  if item is not None:

    if not (isinstance(item, type(Exception)) and

            issubclass(item, GenericError)):

      item = None

  return item