diff --git a/Lib/xml/sax/__init__.py b/Lib/xml/sax/__init__.py
index d55ffb7..242c689 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/sax/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/sax/__init__.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
     for parser_name in parser_list + default_parser_list:
         try:
             return _create_parser(parser_name)
-        except ImportError,e:
+        except ImportError as e:
             import sys
             if parser_name in sys.modules:
                 # The parser module was found, but importing it
diff --git a/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
index bb9c294..c4fb930 100644
--- a/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
+++ b/Lib/xml/sax/expatreader.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
             # document. When feeding chunks, they are not normally final -
             # except when invoked from close.
             self._parser.Parse(data, isFinal)
-        except expat.error, e:
+        except expat.error as e:
             exc = SAXParseException(expat.ErrorString(e.code), e, self)
             # FIXME: when to invoke error()?
             self._err_handler.fatalError(exc)