1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/smtplib.py b/Lib/smtplib.py
index a7305ce92e..a96082afb7 100755
--- a/Lib/smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/smtplib.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class SMTP:
             af, socktype, proto, canonname, sa = res
             try:
                 self._get_socket(af,socktype,proto,sa)
-            except socket.error, msg:
+            except socket.error as msg:
                 if self.debuglevel > 0: print>>stderr, 'connect fail:', msg
                 if self.sock:
                     self.sock.close()