diff --git a/cloud/google/gc_storage.py b/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
index 77d4f68791a..6b602860e94 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gc_storage.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def grant_check(module, gs, obj):
             if not grant:
                 obj.set_acl('authenticated-read')
                 module.exit_json(changed=True, result="The objects permission as been set to authenticated-read") 
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
     return True
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def key_check(module, gs, bucket, obj):
     try:
         bucket = gs.lookup(bucket)
         key_check = bucket.get_key(obj)
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
     if key_check:
         grant_check(module, gs, key_check)
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def keysum(module, gs, bucket, obj):
 def bucket_check(module, gs, bucket):
     try:
         result = gs.lookup(bucket)
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
     if result:
         grant_check(module, gs, result)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def create_bucket(module, gs, bucket):
     try:
         bucket = gs.create_bucket(bucket)
         bucket.set_acl(module.params.get('permission'))
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
     if bucket:
         return True
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def delete_bucket(module, gs, bucket):
             bucket.delete_key(key.name)
         bucket.delete()
         return True
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def delete_key(module, gs, bucket, obj):
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def delete_key(module, gs, bucket, obj):
         bucket = gs.lookup(bucket)
         bucket.delete_key(obj)
         module.exit_json(msg="Object deleted from bucket ", changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
  
 def create_dirkey(module, gs, bucket, obj):
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def create_dirkey(module, gs, bucket, obj):
         key = bucket.new_key(obj)
         key.set_contents_from_string('')
         module.exit_json(msg="Virtual directory %s created in bucket %s" % (obj, bucket.name), changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def path_check(path):
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def upload_gsfile(module, gs, bucket, obj, src, expiry):
         key.set_acl(module.params.get('permission'))
         url = key.generate_url(expiry)
         module.exit_json(msg="PUT operation complete", url=url, changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def download_gsfile(module, gs, bucket, obj, dest):
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def download_gsfile(module, gs, bucket, obj, dest):
         key = bucket.lookup(obj)
         key.get_contents_to_filename(dest)
         module.exit_json(msg="GET operation complete", changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def download_gsstr(module, gs, bucket, obj):
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def download_gsstr(module, gs, bucket, obj):
         key = bucket.lookup(obj)
         contents = key.get_contents_as_string()
         module.exit_json(msg="GET operation complete", contents=contents, changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_copy_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def get_download_url(module, gs, bucket, obj, expiry):
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def get_download_url(module, gs, bucket, obj, expiry):
         key = bucket.lookup(obj)
         url = key.generate_url(expiry)
         module.exit_json(msg="Download url:", url=url, expiration=expiry, changed=True)
-    except gs.provider.storage_response_error, e:
+    except gs.provider.storage_response_error as e:
         module.fail_json(msg= str(e))
 
 def handle_get(module, gs, bucket, obj, overwrite, dest):
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def main():
 
     try:
         gs = boto.connect_gs(gs_access_key, gs_secret_key)
-    except boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound, e:
+    except boto.exception.NoAuthHandlerFound as e:
         module.fail_json(msg = str(e))
  
     if mode == 'get':
diff --git a/cloud/google/gce.py b/cloud/google/gce.py
index 3339d5ca355..bd6ea15c159 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce.py
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ def create_instances(module, gce, instance_names):
                     instance_external_ip = gce.ex_get_address(instance_external_ip)
             else:
                 instance_external_ip = 'ephemeral'
-        except GoogleBaseError, e:
+        except GoogleBaseError as e:
             module.fail_json(msg='Unexpected error attempting to get a static ip %s, error: %s' % (external_ip, e.value))
     else:
         instance_external_ip = external_ip
diff --git a/cloud/google/gce_lb.py b/cloud/google/gce_lb.py
index c02a7b6c12f..32233d4b36b 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce_lb.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce_lb.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def main():
         gcelb = get_driver_lb(Provider_lb.GCE)(gce_driver=gce)
         gcelb.connection.user_agent_append("%s/%s" % (
                 USER_AGENT_PRODUCT, USER_AGENT_VERSION))
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
     changed = False
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ def main():
                 changed = True
             except ResourceExistsError:
                 hc = gce.ex_get_healthcheck(httphealthcheck_name)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
             if hc is not None:
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ def main():
                 changed = True
             except ResourceExistsError:
                 lb = gcelb.get_balancer(name)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
             if lb is not None:
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def main():
                 changed = True
             except ResourceNotFoundError:
                 pass
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
         # destroy the health check if specified
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def main():
                 changed = True
             except ResourceNotFoundError:
                 pass
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
 
diff --git a/cloud/google/gce_net.py b/cloud/google/gce_net.py
index 0fee4a15ef3..e222c385d84 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce_net.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce_net.py
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def main():
             json_output['ipv4_range'] = network.cidr
         except ResourceNotFoundError:
             pass
-        except Exception, e:
+        except Exception as e:
             module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
         # user wants to create a new network that doesn't yet exist
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ def main():
                 json_output['name'] = name
                 json_output['ipv4_range'] = ipv4_range
                 changed = True
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
         if fwname:
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def main():
                 changed = True
             except ResourceExistsError:
                 pass
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
             json_output['fwname'] = fwname
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def main():
                 fw = gce.ex_get_firewall(fwname)
             except ResourceNotFoundError:
                 pass
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             if fw:
                 gce.ex_destroy_firewall(fw)
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ def main():
             except ResourceNotFoundError:
 #                json_output['d2'] = 'not found network name %s' % name
                 pass
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
 #                json_output['d3'] = 'error with %s' % name
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             if network:
diff --git a/cloud/google/gce_pd.py b/cloud/google/gce_pd.py
index 21433f4035f..f71442b16a1 100644
--- a/cloud/google/gce_pd.py
+++ b/cloud/google/gce_pd.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def main():
         json_output['size_gb'] = int(disk.size)
     except ResourceNotFoundError:
         pass
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
 
     # user wants a disk to exist.  If "instance_name" is supplied the user
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def main():
             except QuotaExceededError:
                 module.fail_json(msg='Requested disk size exceeds quota',
                         changed=False)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             json_output['size_gb'] = size_gb
             if image is not None:
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def main():
         if inst and not is_attached:
             try:
                 gce.attach_volume(inst, disk, device=name, ex_mode=mode)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             json_output['attached_to_instance'] = inst.name
             json_output['attached_mode'] = mode
@@ -282,15 +282,15 @@ def main():
         if inst and is_attached:
             try:
                 gce.detach_volume(disk, ex_node=inst)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             changed = True
         if not detach_only:
             try:
                 gce.destroy_volume(disk)
-            except ResourceInUseError, e:
+            except ResourceInUseError as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=str(e.value), changed=False)
-            except Exception, e:
+            except Exception as e:
                 module.fail_json(msg=unexpected_error_msg(e), changed=False)
             changed = True