diff --git a/Lib/xdrlib.py b/Lib/xdrlib.py
index 4e48677..2963915 100644
--- a/Lib/xdrlib.py
+++ b/Lib/xdrlib.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 class Error(Exception):
     """Exception class for this module. Use:
 
-    except xdrlib.Error, var:
+    except xdrlib.Error as var:
         # var has the Error instance for the exception
 
     Public ivars: