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diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
index 80d6018b8..223643c80 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/schema.py
@@ -904,13 +904,32 @@ class Column(SchemaItem, expression.ColumnClause):
raise exc.InvalidRequestError("Cannot initialize a sub-selectable"
" with this Column object until it's 'name' has "
"been assigned.")
- c = self._constructor(
- name or self.name,
- self.type,
- key = name or self.key,
- primary_key = self.primary_key,
- nullable = self.nullable,
- quote=self.quote, _proxies=[self], *fk)
+ try:
+ c = self._constructor(
+ name or self.name,
+ self.type,
+ key = name or self.key,
+ primary_key = self.primary_key,
+ nullable = self.nullable,
+ quote=self.quote, _proxies=[self], *fk)
+ except TypeError, e:
+ # Py3K
+ #raise TypeError(
+ # "Could not create a copy of this %r object. "
+ # "Ensure the class includes a _constructor() "
+ # "attribute or method which accepts the "
+ # "standard Column constructor arguments, or "
+ # "references the Column class itself." % self.__class__) from e
+ # Py2K
+ raise TypeError(
+ "Could not create a copy of this %r object. "
+ "Ensure the class includes a _constructor() "
+ "attribute or method which accepts the "
+ "standard Column constructor arguments, or "
+ "references the Column class itself. "
+ "Original error: %s" % (self.__class__, e))
+ # end Py2K
+
c.table = selectable
selectable._columns.add(c)
if self.primary_key: