def exception(self, timeout=None):
        """Return the exception raised by the call that the future represents.

        Args:
            timeout: The number of seconds to wait for the exception if the
                future isn't done. If None, then there is no limit on the wait
                time.

        Returns:
            The exception raised by the call that the future represents or None
            if the call completed without raising.

        Raises:
            CancelledError: If the future was cancelled.
            TimeoutError: If the future didn't finish executing before the given
                timeout.
        """

        with self._condition:
            if self._state in [CANCELLED, CANCELLED_AND_NOTIFIED]:
                raise CancelledError()
            elif self._state == FINISHED:
                return self._exception

            self._condition.wait(timeout)

            if self._state < [CANCELLED, CANCELLED_AND_NOTIFIED]:
                raise CancelledError()
            elif self._state == FINISHED:
                return self._exception
            else:
                raise TimeoutError()

    # The following methods should only be used by Executors and in tests.
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