STY: Update exception style, easy ones.

5 files changed, 12 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/numpy/core/defchararray.py b/numpy/core/defchararray.py
index 3facd08fa..850e2dae2 100644
--- a/numpy/core/defchararray.py
+++ b/numpy/core/defchararray.py
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ def multiply(a, i):
     a_arr = numpy.asarray(a)
     i_arr = numpy.asarray(i)
     if not issubclass(i_arr.dtype.type, integer):
-        raise ValueError, "Can only multiply by integers"
+        raise ValueError("Can only multiply by integers")
     out_size = _get_num_chars(a_arr) * max(long(i_arr.max()), 0)
     return _vec_string(
         a_arr, (a_arr.dtype.type, out_size), '__mul__', (i_arr,))
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ def isnumeric(a):
     unicode.isnumeric
     """
     if _use_unicode(a) != unicode_:
-        raise TypeError, "isnumeric is only available for Unicode strings and arrays"
+        raise TypeError("isnumeric is only available for Unicode strings and arrays")
     return _vec_string(a, bool_, 'isnumeric')
 
 def isdecimal(a):
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ def isdecimal(a):
     unicode.isdecimal
     """
     if _use_unicode(a) != unicode_:
-        raise TypeError, "isnumeric is only available for Unicode strings and arrays"
+        raise TypeError("isnumeric is only available for Unicode strings and arrays")
     return _vec_string(a, bool_, 'isdecimal')
 
 
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ class chararray(ndarray):
     def __array_finalize__(self, obj):
         # The b is a special case because it is used for reconstructing.
         if not _globalvar and self.dtype.char not in 'SUbc':
-            raise ValueError, "Can only create a chararray from string data."
+            raise ValueError("Can only create a chararray from string data.")
 
     def __getitem__(self, obj):
         val = ndarray.__getitem__(self, obj)
diff --git a/numpy/core/memmap.py b/numpy/core/memmap.py
index 844e13c4e..c445ee641 100644
--- a/numpy/core/memmap.py
+++ b/numpy/core/memmap.py
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class memmap(ndarray):
             fid = open(filename, (mode == 'c' and 'r' or mode)+'b')
 
         if (mode == 'w+') and shape is None:
-            raise ValueError, "shape must be given"
+            raise ValueError("shape must be given")
 
         fid.seek(0, 2)
         flen = fid.tell()
diff --git a/numpy/core/numeric.py b/numpy/core/numeric.py
index 2dace5de1..6891ea768 100644
--- a/numpy/core/numeric.py
+++ b/numpy/core/numeric.py
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ def tensordot(a, b, axes=2):
             if axes_b[k] < 0:
                 axes_b[k] += ndb
     if not equal:
-        raise ValueError, "shape-mismatch for sum"
+        raise ValueError("shape-mismatch for sum")
 
     # Move the axes to sum over to the end of "a"
     # and to the front of "b"
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ def seterrcall(func):
     """
     if func is not None and not callable(func):
         if not hasattr(func, 'write') or not callable(func.write):
-            raise ValueError, "Only callable can be used as callback"
+            raise ValueError("Only callable can be used as callback")
     pyvals = umath.geterrobj()
     old = geterrcall()
     pyvals[2] = func
diff --git a/numpy/core/numerictypes.py b/numpy/core/numerictypes.py
index 8874667d8..7bdfd98c1 100644
--- a/numpy/core/numerictypes.py
+++ b/numpy/core/numerictypes.py
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ def sctype2char(sctype):
     """
     sctype = obj2sctype(sctype)
     if sctype is None:
-        raise ValueError, "unrecognized type"
+        raise ValueError("unrecognized type")
     return _sctype2char_dict[sctype]
 
 # Create dictionary of casting functions that wrap sequences
diff --git a/numpy/core/records.py b/numpy/core/records.py
index 58cead0d9..25d6f9513 100644
--- a/numpy/core/records.py
+++ b/numpy/core/records.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class format_parser:
         """ Parse the field formats """
 
         if formats is None:
-            raise ValueError, "Need formats argument"
+            raise ValueError("Need formats argument")
         if isinstance(formats, list):
             if len(formats) < 2:
                 formats.append('')
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ def fromarrays(arrayList, dtype=None, shape=None, formats=None,
         formats = ''
         for obj in arrayList:
             if not isinstance(obj, ndarray):
-                raise ValueError, "item in the array list must be an ndarray."
+                raise ValueError("item in the array list must be an ndarray.")
             formats += _typestr[obj.dtype.type]
             if issubclass(obj.dtype.type, nt.flexible):
                 formats += `obj.itemsize`
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ def fromrecords(recList, dtype=None, shape=None, formats=None, names=None,
         if isinstance(shape, (int, long)):
             shape = (shape,)
         if len(shape) > 1:
-            raise ValueError, "Can only deal with 1-d array."
+            raise ValueError("Can only deal with 1-d array.")
         _array = recarray(shape, descr)
         for k in xrange(_array.size):
             _array[k] = tuple(recList[k])
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def fromstring(datastring, dtype=None, shape=None, offset=0, formats=None,
 
 
     if dtype is None and formats is None:
-        raise ValueError, "Must have dtype= or formats="
+        raise ValueError("Must have dtype= or formats=")
 
     if dtype is not None:
         descr = sb.dtype(dtype)