diff --git a/subcmds/grep.py b/subcmds/grep.py
index 0dc8f9f..b067629 100644
--- a/subcmds/grep.py
+++ b/subcmds/grep.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 Look for a line that has '#define' and either 'MAX_PATH or 'PATH_MAX':
 
-  repo grep -e '#define' --and -\( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \)
+  repo grep -e '#define' --and -\\( -e MAX_PATH -e PATH_MAX \\)
 
 Look for a line that has 'NODE' or 'Unexpected' in files that
 contain a line that matches both expressions:
diff --git a/subcmds/init.py b/subcmds/init.py
index e56b922..48df9e8 100644
--- a/subcmds/init.py
+++ b/subcmds/init.py
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
       r.ResetFetch()
       r.Save()
 
-    groups = re.split('[,\s]+', opt.groups)
+    groups = re.split(r'[,\s]+', opt.groups)
     all_platforms = ['linux', 'darwin']
     platformize = lambda x: 'platform-' + x
     if opt.platform == 'auto':
diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index d4637d0..8e9477a 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
       try:
         try:
           self._times = pickle.load(f)
-        except:
+        except IOError:
           try:
             os.remove(self._path)
           except OSError:
diff --git a/subcmds/upload.py b/subcmds/upload.py
index 84a5e44..39721ac 100644
--- a/subcmds/upload.py
+++ b/subcmds/upload.py
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
     try:
       # refs/changes/XYZ/N --> XYZ
       return refs.get(last_pub).split('/')[-2]
-    except:
+    except (AttributeError, IndexError):
       return ""
 
   def _UploadAndReport(self, opt, todo, original_people):