Move exception class earlier in file

Suggested-by: Daniel Silverstone

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lorrycontroller/readconf.py b/lorrycontroller/readconf.py
index 9ea8173..d060067 100644
--- a/lorrycontroller/readconf.py
+++ b/lorrycontroller/readconf.py
@@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ class ReadConfiguration(lorrycontroller.LorryControllerRoute):
             ignore=json.dumps(section['ignore']))
 
 
+class ValidationError(Exception):
+
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        Exception.__init__(self, msg)
+
+
 class LorryControllerConfValidator(object):
 
     def validate_config(self, conf_obj):
@@ -343,9 +349,3 @@ class LorryControllerConfValidator(object):
                 raise ValidationError(
                     'mandatory field %s missing in section %r' %
                     (field, section))
-
-
-class ValidationError(Exception):
-
-    def __init__(self, msg):
-        Exception.__init__(self, msg)