the comma version of the except statement is deprecated #4
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In python 3.3.3 a syntax error is produced by the except statement with a comma.
Solution: use "as" instead.
(This also causes trouble in pip install command under 3.3.3, see also stackoverflow.com/questions/20517785/python-except-oserror-e-no-longer-working-in-3-3-3)