diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/.gitignore b/python/Ice/customError/.gitignore
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+*_ice.py
+VisitorCenter
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/README.md b/python/Ice/customError/README.md
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+# Ice Custom Error
+
+The Custom error demo shows how to define an exception in Slice, and how to throw and catch this exception.
+
+A Slice-defined exception should be seen as a custom error carried by the response instead of the expected return
+value--there is naturally no throwing across the network.
+
+We recommend running each program in a separate Python virtual environment. If you are new to Python virtual environments,
+see [Python Virtual Environments].
+
+## Running the server
+
+Navigate to the `server` directory.
+
+### 1. Create and activate a Python virtual environment
+
+#### macOS and Linux
+
+```bash
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+#### Windows (PowerShell)
+
+```powershell
+python -m venv venv
+venv\Scripts\activate
+```
+
+### 2. Install program dependencies
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### 3. Compile the Slice definitions
+
+Use the Slice-to-Python compiler to generate Python code from the `Greeter.ice` file:
+
+```bash
+slice2py ../slice/Greeter.ice
+```
+
+### 4. Run the server
+
+```bash
+python main.py
+```
+
+## Running the client
+
+In a separate terminal, navigate to the `client` directory.
+
+### 1. Create and activate a Python virtual environment
+
+#### macOS and Linux
+
+```bash
+python3 -m venv venv
+source venv/bin/activate
+```
+
+#### Windows (PowerShell)
+
+```powershell
+python -m venv venv
+venv\Scripts\activate
+```
+
+### 2. Install program dependencies
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### 3. Compile the Slice definitions
+
+Use the Slice-to-Python compiler to generate Python code from the `Greeter.ice` file:
+
+```bash
+slice2py ../slice/Greeter.ice
+```
+
+### 4. Run the client
+
+```bash
+python main.py
+```
+
+[Python Virtual Environments]: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/venv.html
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/client/main.py b/python/Ice/customError/client/main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) ZeroC, Inc.
+
+import asyncio
+import getpass
+import sys
+
+import Ice
+
+# Slice module VisitorCenter in Greeter.ice maps to Python module VisitorCenter.
+import VisitorCenter
+
+
+async def main():
+    # Create an Ice communicator. We'll use this communicator to create proxies, and manage outgoing connections. We
+    # enable asyncio support by passing the current event loop to initialize.
+    async with Ice.initialize(sys.argv, eventLoop=asyncio.get_running_loop()) as communicator:
+        # GreeterPrx is a class generated by the Slice compiler. We create a proxy from a communicator and a "stringified
+        # proxy" with the address of the target object.
+        # If you run the server on a different computer, replace localhost in the string below with the server's hostname
+        # or IP address.
+        greeter = VisitorCenter.GreeterPrx(communicator, "greeter:tcp -h localhost -p 4061")
+
+        names = [getpass.getuser(), "", "alice", "bob", "carol", "dave", "billy bob"]
+
+        for name in names:
+            # Send a request to the remote object and get the response. The response from the server can carry:
+            # - a greeting (success)
+            # - a dispatch exception (the base class for marshallable system exceptions), or
+            # - a GreeterException (the custom exception we've defined in the Slice definitions)
+            try:
+                greeting = await greeter.greetAsync(name)
+                print(greeting)
+            except Ice.DispatchException as exception:
+                print(
+                    f"Failed to create a greeting for '{name}': DispatchException {{ message = '{exception.args}', replyStatus = {exception.replyStatus} }}"
+                )
+            except VisitorCenter.GreeterException as exception:
+                print(
+                    f"Failed to create a greeting for '{name}': GreeterException {{ message = '{exception.message}', error = {exception.error} }}"
+                )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/client/requirements.txt b/python/Ice/customError/client/requirements.txt
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+# Use ZeroC Nightly repository as the main index for pip.
+--index-url https://download.zeroc.com/nexus/repository/pypi-nightly/simple/
+
+# Allow installing additional packages from PyPI main index if not found in the ZeroC repository.
+--extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/
+
+# Allow installing pre-release versions (required for zeroc-ice nightly builds).
+--pre
+
+# Add the zeroc-ice package (latest nightly version). This package includes the Slice to Python compiler (slice2py).
+zeroc-ice
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/server/chatbot.py b/python/Ice/customError/server/chatbot.py
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+# Copyright (c) ZeroC, Inc.
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import Ice
+
+# Slice module VisitorCenter in Greeter.ice maps to Python module VisitorCenter.
+import VisitorCenter
+
+MAX_LENGTH = 7
+
+
+class Chatbot(VisitorCenter.Greeter):
+    """
+    Chatbot is an Ice servant that implements Slice interface Greeter.
+    """
+
+    # Implements the method greet from the Greeter class generated by the Slice compiler.
+    def greet(self, name: str, current: Ice.Current) -> str:
+        print(f"Dispatching greet request {{ name = '{name}' }}")
+
+        if len(name) > MAX_LENGTH:
+            raise VisitorCenter.GreeterException("Name is longer than maximum!", VisitorCenter.GreeterError.NameTooLong)
+
+        match name:
+            case "":
+                # ObjectNotExistException is a dispatch exception with a reply status of 'ObjectNotExist'.
+                raise Ice.ObjectNotExistException()
+
+            case "alice":
+                # Simulate an authentication error by throwing a dispatch exception with the Unauthorized error code.
+                # Note: This is a demo; no real authentication logic is implemented.
+                raise Ice.DispatchException(
+                    Ice.ReplyStatus.Unauthorized, "Invalid credentials. The administrator has been notified."
+                )
+            case "bob":
+                raise VisitorCenter.GreeterException(
+                    f"Away until {(datetime.now() + timedelta(minutes=5)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}.",
+                    VisitorCenter.GreeterError.Away,
+                )
+            case "carol":
+                raise VisitorCenter.GreeterException(
+                    "I am already greeting someone else.", VisitorCenter.GreeterError.GreetingOtherVisitor
+                )
+
+            case _:
+                return f"Hello, {name}!"
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/server/main.py b/python/Ice/customError/server/main.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# Copyright (c) ZeroC, Inc.
+
+import sys
+
+import chatbot
+import Ice
+
+
+def main():
+    # Create an Ice communicator. We'll use this communicator to create an object adapter.
+    with Ice.initialize(sys.argv) as communicator:
+        # Create an object adapter that listens for incoming requests and dispatches them to servants.
+        adapter = communicator.createObjectAdapterWithEndpoints("GreeterAdapter", "tcp -p 4061")
+
+        # Register the Chatbot servant with the adapter.
+        adapter.add(chatbot.Chatbot(), Ice.Identity(name="greeter"))
+
+        # Start dispatching requests.
+        adapter.activate()
+        print("Listening on port 4061...")
+
+        try:
+            # Wait until communicator.shutdown() is called, which never occurs in this demo.
+            communicator.waitForShutdown()
+        except KeyboardInterrupt:
+            print("Caught Ctrl+C, exiting...")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/server/requirements.txt b/python/Ice/customError/server/requirements.txt
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+# Use ZeroC Nightly repository as the main index for pip.
+--index-url https://download.zeroc.com/nexus/repository/pypi-nightly/simple/
+
+# Allow installing additional packages from PyPI main index if not found in the ZeroC repository.
+--extra-index-url https://pypi.org/simple/
+
+# Allow installing pre-release versions (required for zeroc-ice nightly builds).
+--pre
+
+# Add the zeroc-ice package (latest nightly version). This package includes the Slice to Python compiler (slice2py).
+zeroc-ice
diff --git a/python/Ice/customError/slice/Greeter.ice b/python/Ice/customError/slice/Greeter.ice
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+// Copyright (c) ZeroC, Inc.
+
+module VisitorCenter
+{
+    /// Represents the error code carried by GreeterException.
+    enum GreeterError { NameTooLong, Away, GreetingOtherVisitor }
+
+    /// Represents the custom error returned by the Greeter when it cannot create a greeting. This exception is thrown
+    /// by the implementation of the greet operation and caught by the caller.
+    exception GreeterException
+    {
+        /// Describes the exception in a human-readable way.
+        string message;
+
+        /// Provides an error code that can be used to handle this exception programmatically.
+        GreeterError error;
+    }
+
+    /// Represents a simple greeter.
+    interface Greeter
+    {
+        /// Creates a personalized greeting.
+        /// @param name The name of the person to greet.
+        /// @return The greeting.
+        /// @throws GreeterException Thrown when the greeter cannot create a greeting.
+        string greet(string name) throws GreeterException;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/python/README.md b/python/README.md
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@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ demonstrates a specific feature or programming technique.
 | [Ice Callback](./Ice/callback/)                     | Shows how to implement callbacks in a client application.                                             |
 | [Ice Config](./Ice/config/)                         | Shows how to configure client and server applications using Ice configuration files.                  |
 | [Ice Context](./Ice/context/)                       | Shows how to set and retrieve request contexts.                                                       |
+| [Ice Custom Error](./Ice/customError/)              | Shows how to define a new exception in Slice and return this exception from a Slice operation.        |
 | [Ice Greeter](./Ice/greeter/)                       | Shows how to call and implement a canonical Greeter application with Ice. **Start with this demo!**   |
 | [Ice Inheritance](./Ice/inheritance/)               | Shows the power of interface inheritance in Slice.                                                    |
 | [Ice Invocation Timeout](./Ice/invocation_timeout/) | Shows how to use invocation timeouts                                                                  |