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/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
index 20d00be..46ef211 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PyShell.py
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
             try:
                 self.rpcclt = MyRPCClient(addr)
                 break
-            except socket.error, err:
+            except socket.error as err:
                 pass
         else:
             self.display_port_binding_error()
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
         self.rpcclt.listening_sock.settimeout(10)
         try:
             self.rpcclt.accept()
-        except socket.timeout, err:
+        except socket.timeout as err:
             self.display_no_subprocess_error()
             return None
         self.rpcclt.register("stdin", self.tkconsole)
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@
         self.spawn_subprocess()
         try:
             self.rpcclt.accept()
-        except socket.timeout, err:
+        except socket.timeout as err:
             self.display_no_subprocess_error()
             return None
         self.transfer_path()
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@
     startup = False
     try:
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:], "c:deihnr:st:")
-    except getopt.error, msg:
+    except getopt.error as msg:
         sys.stderr.write("Error: %s\n" % str(msg))
         sys.stderr.write(usage_msg)
         sys.exit(2)