2.x syntax
diff --git a/Parser/asdl_c.py b/Parser/asdl_c.py
index ce8425a..ceac32f 100755
--- a/Parser/asdl_c.py
+++ b/Parser/asdl_c.py
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@
         write = True
         try:
             fp = open(p, "r")
-        except IOError as e:
+        except IOError, e:
             if e.errno != errno.ENOENT:
                 raise
         else: