diff --git a/scrapy/commands/startproject.py b/scrapy/commands/startproject.py
index 8f3243a2a..4da129865 100644
--- a/scrapy/commands/startproject.py
+++ b/scrapy/commands/startproject.py
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ class Command(ScrapyCommand):
                     copy2(srcname, dstname)
             # catch the Error from the recursive copytree so that we can
             # continue with other files
-            except EnvironmentError, err:
+            except EnvironmentError as err:
                 errors.extend(err.args[0])
-            except EnvironmentError, why:
+            except EnvironmentError as why:
                 errors.append((srcname, dstname, str(why)))
         try:
             copystat(src, dst)
-        except OSError, why:
+        except OSError as why:
             if WindowsError is not None and isinstance(why, WindowsError):
                 # Copying file access times may fail on Windows
                 pass