diff --git a/Examples/python/variables/runme.py b/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
index 3388a0eba..fba485aca 100644
--- a/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
+++ b/Examples/python/variables/runme.py
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ print "     Tring to set 'path'"
 try:
     example.cvar.path = "Whoa!"
     print "Hey, what's going on?!?! This shouldn't work"
-except:
+except Exception:
     print "Good."
 
 print "     Trying to set 'status'"
 try:
     example.cvar.status = 0
     print "Hey, what's going on?!?! This shouldn't work"
-except:
+except Exception:
     print "Good."