Added a test to catch the base class.
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
index 9796ef4..d172ecd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -94,4 +94,8 @@
 try: x = 1/0
 except ZeroDivisionError: pass
 
+r(Exception)
+try: x = 1/0
+except Exception, e: pass
+
 unlink(TESTFN)