diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
index 3979f15..1b288b4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
     def get_error(self, exc, section, option):
         try:
             self.cf.get(section, option)
-        except exc, e:
+        except exc as e:
             return e
         else:
             self.fail("expected exception type %s.%s"