diff --git a/src/sgfParser/__init__.py b/src/sgfParser/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sgfParser/__init__.py
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+def skipWhitespace(s,start):
+	i=start
+	while i<len(s) and s[i].isspace(): i+=1
+	return i
+
+
+class ParserError(Exception):
+	def __init__(self,line,col,message):
+		self.line=line
+		self.col=col
+		self.message=message