Bug in how an except statement was written (submitted by Piers himself).

diff --git a/Lib/poplib.py b/Lib/poplib.py
index c7b1679b826e3e9b632658254b8128c13b66cb33..2539892e64a6b0c5ba12eeb0f81f573cd2092aa7 100644 (file)
--- a/Lib/poplib.py
+++ b/Lib/poplib.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class POP3:
                """Signoff: commit changes on server, unlock mailbox, close connection."""
                try:
                        resp = self._shortcmd('QUIT')
-               except error_proto(val):
+               except error_proto, val:
                        resp = val
                self.file.close()
                self.sock.close()