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
diff --git a/Demo/pdist/cvslock.py b/Demo/pdist/cvslock.py
index 8f6d008..6484e71 100755
--- a/Demo/pdist/cvslock.py
+++ b/Demo/pdist/cvslock.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                 self.lockdir = self.cvslck
                 os.mkdir(self.cvslck, 0777)
                 return
-            except os.error, msg:
+            except os.error as msg:
                 self.lockdir = None
                 if msg[0] == EEXIST:
                     try:
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
         for r in repositories:
             try:
                 locks.append(WriteLock(r, 0))
-            except Locked, instance:
+            except Locked as instance:
                 del locks
                 break
         else: