diff --git a/Lib/anydbm.py b/Lib/anydbm.py
index 8938184..41335a3 100644
--- a/Lib/anydbm.py
+++ b/Lib/anydbm.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     _errors.append(_mod.error)
 
 if not _defaultmod:
-    raise ImportError, "no dbm clone found; tried %s" % _names
+    raise ImportError("no dbm clone found; tried %s" % _names)
 
 error = tuple(_errors)
 
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@
             # flag was used so use default type
             mod = _defaultmod
         else:
-            raise error, "need 'c' or 'n' flag to open new db"
+            raise error("need 'c' or 'n' flag to open new db")
     elif result == "":
         # db type cannot be determined
-        raise error, "db type could not be determined"
+        raise error("db type could not be determined")
     else:
         mod = __import__(result)
     return mod.open(file, flag, mode)