diff --git a/wrap/Method.cpp b/wrap/Method.cpp
index 45f5e3114..306ea986d 100644
--- a/wrap/Method.cpp
+++ b/wrap/Method.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ void Method::emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const {
              << "(";
     argumentList(i).emit_cython_pxd(file, cls.pxdClassName(), cls.templateArgs);
     file.oss << ")";
-    if (is_const_) file.oss << " const";
+    // if (is_const_) file.oss << " const";
+    file.oss << " except +";
     file.oss << "\n";
   }
 }
diff --git a/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp b/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
index 25230fec6..e2a5a31ff 100644
--- a/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
+++ b/wrap/StaticMethod.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ void StaticMethod::emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const {
     returnVals_[i].emit_cython_pxd(file, cls.pxdClassName(), cls.templateArgs);
     file.oss << name_ + ((i>0)?"_" + to_string(i):"") << " \"" << name_ << "\"" << "(";
     argumentList(i).emit_cython_pxd(file, cls.pxdClassName(), cls.templateArgs);
-    file.oss << ")\n";
+    file.oss << ") except +\n";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/wrap/TemplateMethod.cpp b/wrap/TemplateMethod.cpp
index 6435df7f9..d683fed50 100644
--- a/wrap/TemplateMethod.cpp
+++ b/wrap/TemplateMethod.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void TemplateMethod::emit_cython_pxd(FileWriter& file, const Class& cls) const {
     returnVals_[i].emit_cython_pxd(file, cls.pxdClassName(), templateArgs);
     file.oss << name_ << "[" << argName << "]" << "(";
     argumentList(i).emit_cython_pxd(file, cls.pxdClassName(), templateArgs);
-    file.oss << ")\n";
+    file.oss << ") except +\n";
   }
 }