SF patch 1631942 by Collin Winter:

(a) "except E, V" -> "except E as V"
(b) V is now limited to a simple name (local variable)
(c) V is now deleted at the end of the except block

Mac/BuildScript/build-installer.py

@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def parseOptions(args=None):
     try:
         options, args = getopt.getopt(args, '?hb',
                 [ 'build-dir=', 'third-party=', 'sdk-path=' , 'src-dir='])
-    except getopt.error, msg:
+    except getopt.error as msg:
         print msg
         sys.exit(1)
 

Mac/Demo/applescript/makedisk.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ talker.activate()
 filespec = macfs.FSSpec('my disk image.img')
 try:
     objref = talker.create('my disk image', saving_as=filespec, leave_image_mounted=1)
-except Disk_Copy.Error, arg:
+except Disk_Copy.Error as arg:
     print "ERROR: my disk image:", arg
 else:
     print 'objref=', objref

Mac/Demo/imgbrowse/imgbrowse.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class imgbrowse(FrameWork.Application):
         bar = EasyDialogs.ProgressBar('Reading and converting...')
         try:
             rdr = img.reader(imgformat.macrgb16, pathname)
-        except img.error, arg:
+        except img.error as arg:
             EasyDialogs.Message(repr(arg))
             return
         w, h = rdr.width, rdr.height

Mac/Demo/mlte/mlted.py

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ class Mlted(Application):
                 fp = open(path, 'rb') # NOTE binary, we need cr as end-of-line
                 data = fp.read()
                 fp.close()
-            except IOError, arg:
+            except IOError as arg:
                 EasyDialogs.Message("IOERROR: %r" % (arg,))
                 return
         else:

Mac/Demo/resources/copyres.py

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ def copyres(src, dst):
             UseResFile(output)
             try:
                 res2 = Get1Resource(type, id)
-            except (RuntimeError, Res.Error), msg:
+            except (RuntimeError, Res.Error) as msg:
                 res2 = None
             if res2:
                 print "Duplicate type+id, not copied"

Mac/Demo/textedit/ped.py

@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class Ped(Application):
                 fp = open(path, 'rb') # NOTE binary, we need cr as end-of-line
                 data = fp.read()
                 fp.close()
-            except IOError, arg:
+            except IOError as arg:
                 EasyDialogs.Message("IOERROR: %r" % (arg,))
                 return
         else:

Mac/scripts/BuildApplet.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if not sys.executable.startswith(sys.exec_prefix):
 def main():
     try:
         buildapplet()
-    except buildtools.BuildError, detail:
+    except buildtools.BuildError as detail:
         EasyDialogs.Message(detail)
 
 

Mac/scripts/buildpkg.py

@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], shortOpts, longOpts)
-    except getopt.GetoptError, details:
+    except getopt.GetoptError as details:
         print details
         printUsage()
         return