python except as
diff --git a/devtools/fixeol.py b/devtools/fixeol.py
index 4fed6ce..8b97e90 100644
--- a/devtools/fixeol.py
+++ b/devtools/fixeol.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
         raise ValueError( 'Path "%s" is not a file' % path )
     try:
         f = open(path, 'rb')
-    except IOError, msg:
+    except IOError as msg:
         print >> sys.stderr, "%s: I/O Error: %s" % (file, str(msg))
         return False
     try: