diff --git a/Lib/timeit.py b/Lib/timeit.py
index 190b8c5..5dd3ca9 100644
--- a/Lib/timeit.py
+++ b/Lib/timeit.py
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         opts, args = getopt.getopt(args, "n:s:r:tcvh",
                                    ["number=", "setup=", "repeat=",
                                     "time", "clock", "verbose", "help"])
-    except getopt.error, err:
+    except getopt.error as err:
         print err
         print "use -h/--help for command line help"
         return 2