diff --git a/tren.py b/tren.py
index 030e514..1c4977a 100755
--- a/tren.py
+++ b/tren.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 BASENAME = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV  = BASENAME.upper()
 INCLENV  = PROGENV + "INCL"
-RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.240 2010/12/30 17:42:27 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tren.py,v 1.241 2011/08/01 17:50:37 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@
             try:
                 pathname, basename = os.path.split(fullname)
                 stats    = os.stat(fullname)
-            except (IOError, OSError) as e:
-                ErrorMsg(eFILEOPEN % (fullname, e.args[1]))
+            except (IOError, OSError), (errno, errstr):
+                ErrorMsg(eFILEOPEN % (fullname, errstr))
 
             # Some operating systems (Windows) terminate the path with
             # a separator, some (Posix) do not.
@@ -1276,8 +1276,8 @@
 
                     try:
                         os.rename(fullold, fullnew)
-                    except OSError as e:
-                        ErrorMsg(eRENAMEFAIL % (fullold, fullnew, e.args[1]))
+                    except OSError, (errno, errstr):
+                        ErrorMsg(eRENAMEFAIL % (fullold, fullnew, errstr))
 
         self.indentlevel -= 1
 
@@ -2067,8 +2067,8 @@
 
                         OPTIONS = OPTIONS[:i] + n + OPTIONS[i+1:]
 
-                    except IOError as e:
-                        ErrorMsg(eFILEOPEN % (inclfile, e.args[1]))
+                    except IOError, (errno, errstr):
+                        ErrorMsg(eFILEOPEN % (inclfile, errstr))
         
             i += 1
 
@@ -2166,8 +2166,8 @@
 
 try:
     opts, args = getopt.getopt(OPTIONS, OPTIONSLIST)
-except getopt.GetoptError as e:
-    ErrorMsg(eBADARG % e.args[0])
+except getopt.GetoptError, (errmsg, badarg):
+    ErrorMsg(eBADARG % errmsg)
 
 # Create and populate an object with rename targets.  This must be
 # done here because this object also stores the -r renaming requests