diff --git a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
index 8726e9438..f64b88d55 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/InfoExtractors.py
@@ -2851,8 +2851,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 		if mobj:
 			try:
 				upload_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(mobj.group(1), '%B %d, %Y %H:%M').strftime('%Y%m%d')
-			except Exception, e:
-				self._downloader.to_stderr(compat_str(e))
+			except Exception as err:
+				self._downloader.to_stderr(compat_str(err))
 
 		# for soundcloud, a request to a cross domain is required for cookies
 		request = compat_urllib_request.Request('http://media.soundcloud.com/crossdomain.xml', std_headers)