diff --git a/Lib/shutil.py b/Lib/shutil.py
index c3ff687..7da5cac 100644
--- a/Lib/shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/shutil.py
@@ -121,18 +121,18 @@
             else:
                 copy2(srcname, dstname)
             # XXX What about devices, sockets etc.?
-        except (IOError, os.error), why:
+        except (IOError, os.error) as why:
             errors.append((srcname, dstname, str(why)))
         # catch the Error from the recursive copytree so that we can
         # continue with other files
-        except Error, err:
+        except Error as err:
             errors.extend(err.args[0])
     try:
         copystat(src, dst)
     except WindowsError:
         # can't copy file access times on Windows
         pass
-    except OSError, why:
+    except OSError as why:
         errors.extend((src, dst, str(why)))
     if errors:
         raise Error, errors
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
     names = []
     try:
         names = os.listdir(path)
-    except os.error, err:
+    except os.error as err:
         onerror(os.listdir, path, sys.exc_info())
     for name in names:
         fullname = os.path.join(path, name)
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         else:
             try:
                 os.remove(fullname)
-            except os.error, err:
+            except os.error as err:
                 onerror(os.remove, fullname, sys.exc_info())
     try:
         os.rmdir(path)