diff --git a/subcmds/sync.py b/subcmds/sync.py
index e68a025..d16605f 100644
--- a/subcmds/sync.py
+++ b/subcmds/sync.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
               # in the .netrc file.
               print >>sys.stderr, 'No credentials found for %s in .netrc' % \
                                   parse_result.hostname
-            except netrc.NetrcParseError, e:
+            except netrc.NetrcParseError as e:
               print >>sys.stderr, 'Error parsing .netrc file: %s' % e
 
         if (username and password):
@@ -464,11 +464,11 @@
         else:
           print >>sys.stderr, 'error: %s' % manifest_str
           sys.exit(1)
-      except (socket.error, IOError, xmlrpclib.Fault), e:
+      except (socket.error, IOError, xmlrpclib.Fault) as e:
         print >>sys.stderr, 'error: cannot connect to manifest server %s:\n%s' % (
             self.manifest.manifest_server, e)
         sys.exit(1)
-      except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError, e:
+      except xmlrpclib.ProtocolError as e:
         print >>sys.stderr, 'error: cannot connect to manifest server %s:\n%d %s' % (
             self.manifest.manifest_server, e.errcode, e.errmsg)
         sys.exit(1)