Checkpoint.  218 tests are okay; 53 are failing.  Done so far:
- all classes are new-style (but ripping out classobject.[ch] isn't done)
- int/int -> float
- all exceptions must derive from BaseException
- absolute import
- 'as' and 'with' are keywords
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py b/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
index c192963..742267f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_opcodes.py
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 
 print '2.2 raise class exceptions'
 
-class AClass: pass
+class AClass(Exception): pass
 class BClass(AClass): pass
-class CClass: pass
+class CClass(Exception): pass
 class DClass(AClass):
     def __init__(self, ignore):
         pass
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@
     if v != b: raise TestFailed, "v!=b AClass"
 
 # not enough arguments
-try:  raise BClass, a
-except TypeError: pass
+##try:  raise BClass, a
+##except TypeError: pass
 
 try:  raise DClass, a
 except DClass, v: