Update python exception syntax for Python 3.6 compatibility

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/bin/check-syntax b/bin/check-syntax
index 115636f81f..adbe36ccd4 100755
--- a/bin/check-syntax
+++ b/bin/check-syntax
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def setup_paths():
             return path
         idx = string.rfind(path, '/')
         if idx == -1:
-            raise ImportError, "could not setup paths"
+            raise ImportError("could not setup paths")
         path = path[0:idx]
 root_path = setup_paths()
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def do_parse(f):
                                      % r.name)
                 errors = True
             names[n] = r.name
-    except debian_support.ParseError, e:
+    except debian_support.ParseError as e:
         e.printOut(sys.stderr)
         errors = True
     if errors: