diff --git a/django/conf/__init__.py b/django/conf/__init__.py
index 8dd028414ab..24bcd409731 100644
--- a/django/conf/__init__.py
+++ b/django/conf/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class LazySettings(LazyObject):
         argument must support attribute access (__getattr__)).
         """
         if self._wrapped != None:
-            raise RuntimeError, 'Settings already configured.'
+            raise RuntimeError('Settings already configured.')
         holder = UserSettingsHolder(default_settings)
         for name, value in options.items():
             setattr(holder, name, value)
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class Settings(object):
         try:
             mod = importlib.import_module(self.SETTINGS_MODULE)
         except ImportError, e:
-            raise ImportError, "Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path? Does it have syntax errors?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e)
+            raise ImportError("Could not import settings '%s' (Is it on sys.path? Does it have syntax errors?): %s" % (self.SETTINGS_MODULE, e))
 
         # Settings that should be converted into tuples if they're mistakenly entered
         # as strings.
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/log.py b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/log.py
index 36f40f19429..663830b36ef 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/log.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/templatetags/log.py
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ class DoGetAdminLog:
     def __call__(self, parser, token):
         tokens = token.contents.split()
         if len(tokens) < 4:
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "'%s' statements require two arguments" % self.tag_name
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' statements require two arguments" % self.tag_name)
         if not tokens[1].isdigit():
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "First argument in '%s' must be an integer" % self.tag_name
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("First argument in '%s' must be an integer" % self.tag_name)
         if tokens[2] != 'as':
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "Second argument in '%s' must be 'as'" % self.tag_name
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("Second argument in '%s' must be 'as'" % self.tag_name)
         if len(tokens) > 4:
             if tokens[4] != 'for_user':
-                raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "Fourth argument in '%s' must be 'for_user'" % self.tag_name
+                raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("Fourth argument in '%s' must be 'for_user'" % self.tag_name)
         return AdminLogNode(limit=tokens[1], varname=tokens[3], user=(len(tokens) > 5 and tokens[5] or None))
 
 register.tag('get_admin_log', DoGetAdminLog('get_admin_log'))
diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/views/template.py b/django/contrib/admin/views/template.py
index f6fa384fc57..0b8ed3ea9ef 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/views/template.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/views/template.py
@@ -76,4 +76,4 @@ class TemplateValidatorForm(forms.Form):
             error = e
         template.builtins.remove(register)
         if error:
-            raise forms.ValidationError, e.args
+            raise forms.ValidationError(e.args)
diff --git a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
index bcf83532877..05c37b0f13f 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admindocs/views.py
@@ -187,14 +187,14 @@ def model_detail(request, app_label, model_name):
     try:
         app_mod = models.get_app(app_label)
     except ImproperlyConfigured:
-        raise Http404, _("App %r not found") % app_label
+        raise Http404(_("App %r not found") % app_label)
     model = None
     for m in models.get_models(app_mod):
         if m._meta.object_name.lower() == model_name:
             model = m
             break
     if model is None:
-        raise Http404, _("Model %(model_name)r not found in app %(app_label)r") % {'model_name': model_name, 'app_label': app_label}
+        raise Http404(_("Model %(model_name)r not found in app %(app_label)r") % {'model_name': model_name, 'app_label': app_label})
 
     opts = model._meta
 
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ def extract_views_from_urlpatterns(urlpatterns, base=''):
                 continue
             views.extend(extract_views_from_urlpatterns(patterns, base + p.regex.pattern))
         else:
-            raise TypeError, _("%s does not appear to be a urlpattern object") % p
+            raise TypeError(_("%s does not appear to be a urlpattern object") % p)
     return views
 
 named_group_matcher = re.compile(r'\(\?P(<\w+>).+?\)')
diff --git a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
index eda3e386d3b..0e0bb883279 100644
--- a/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/auth/__init__.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ def load_backend(path):
     try:
         mod = import_module(module)
     except ImportError, e:
-        raise ImproperlyConfigured, 'Error importing authentication backend %s: "%s"' % (module, e)
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('Error importing authentication backend %s: "%s"' % (module, e))
     except ValueError, e:
-        raise ImproperlyConfigured, 'Error importing authentication backends. Is AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS a correctly defined list or tuple?'
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('Error importing authentication backends. Is AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS a correctly defined list or tuple?')
     try:
         cls = getattr(mod, attr)
     except AttributeError:
-        raise ImproperlyConfigured, 'Module "%s" does not define a "%s" authentication backend' % (module, attr)
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('Module "%s" does not define a "%s" authentication backend' % (module, attr))
     try:
         getattr(cls, 'supports_object_permissions')
     except AttributeError:
diff --git a/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py b/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
index 8a3ddfb52a2..0d542a4a4e0 100644
--- a/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
+++ b/django/contrib/contenttypes/generic.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class GenericForeignKey(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, u"%s must be accessed via instance" % self.related.opts.object_name
+            raise AttributeError(u"%s must be accessed via instance" % self.related.opts.object_name)
 
         ct = None
         fk = None
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ReverseGenericRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "Manager must be accessed via instance"
+            raise AttributeError("Manager must be accessed via instance")
 
         manager = self.__get__(instance)
         manager.clear()
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ def create_generic_related_manager(superclass):
         def add(self, *objs):
             for obj in objs:
                 if not isinstance(obj, self.model):
-                    raise TypeError, "'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name
+                    raise TypeError("'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name)
                 setattr(obj, self.content_type_field_name, self.content_type)
                 setattr(obj, self.object_id_field_name, self.pk_val)
                 obj.save(using=self.instance._state.db)
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
index 9dde4ec0b29..971447688bc 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(SqliteDatabaseWrapper):
             settings_dict = self.settings_dict
             if not settings_dict['NAME']:
                 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-                raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Please fill out the database NAME in the settings module before using the database."
+                raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please fill out the database NAME in the settings module before using the database.")
             kwargs = {
                 'database': settings_dict['NAME'],
                 'detect_types': Database.PARSE_DECLTYPES | Database.PARSE_COLNAMES,
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/collections.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/collections.py
index e49dd8740d1..515f80e3ebb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/collections.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/collections.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class GeometryCollection(GEOSGeometry):
 
         # Checking the arguments
         if not args:
-            raise TypeError, 'Must provide at least one Geometry to initialize %s.' % self.__class__.__name__
+            raise TypeError('Must provide at least one Geometry to initialize %s.' % self.__class__.__name__)
 
         if len(args) == 1:
             # If only one geometry provided or a list of geometries is provided
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geometries.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geometries.py
index 701741316d2..6689cd71032 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/geometries.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/geometries.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class TestGeom:
         if not self.bad:
             m = wkt_regex.match(wkt)
             if not m:
-                raise Exception, 'Improper WKT: "%s"' % wkt
+                raise Exception('Improper WKT: "%s"' % wkt)
             self.geo_type = m.group('type')
 
         for key, value in kwargs.items():
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/utils/ogrinfo.py b/django/contrib/gis/utils/ogrinfo.py
index f9b389c6844..1e4c42daa54 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/utils/ogrinfo.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/utils/ogrinfo.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def ogrinfo(data_source, num_features=10):
     elif isinstance(data_source, DataSource):
         pass
     else:
-        raise Exception, 'Data source parameter must be a string or a DataSource object.'
+        raise Exception('Data source parameter must be a string or a DataSource object.')
 
     for i, layer in enumerate(data_source):
         print "data source : %s" % data_source.name
diff --git a/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py b/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
index 8c4a19e6143..b61860d5009 100644
--- a/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/localflavor/es/forms.py
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ class ESIdentityCardNumberField(RegexField):
             if letter2 == nif_get_checksum(number):
                 return value
             else:
-                raise ValidationError, self.error_messages['invalid_nif']
+                raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid_nif'])
         elif letter1 in self.nie_types and letter2:
             # NIE
             if letter2 == nif_get_checksum(number):
                 return value
             else:
-                raise ValidationError, self.error_messages['invalid_nie']
+                raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid_nie'])
         elif not self.only_nif and letter1 in self.cif_types and len(number) in [7, 8]:
             # CIF
             if not letter2:
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ class ESIdentityCardNumberField(RegexField):
             if letter2 in (checksum, self.cif_control[checksum]):
                 return value
             else:
-                raise ValidationError, self.error_messages['invalid_cif']
+                raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid_cif'])
         else:
-            raise ValidationError, self.error_messages['invalid']
+            raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['invalid'])
 
 class ESCCCField(RegexField):
     """
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class ESCCCField(RegexField):
         if get_checksum('00' + entity + office) + get_checksum(account) == checksum:
             return value
         else:
-            raise ValidationError, self.error_messages['checksum']
+            raise ValidationError(self.error_messages['checksum'])
 
 class ESRegionSelect(Select):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/markup/templatetags/markup.py b/django/contrib/markup/templatetags/markup.py
index 7fd136154d5..13f68c3eaef 100644
--- a/django/contrib/markup/templatetags/markup.py
+++ b/django/contrib/markup/templatetags/markup.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def textile(value):
         import textile
     except ImportError:
         if settings.DEBUG:
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "Error in {% textile %} filter: The Python textile library isn't installed."
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("Error in {% textile %} filter: The Python textile library isn't installed.")
         return force_unicode(value)
     else:
         return mark_safe(force_unicode(textile.textile(smart_str(value), encoding='utf-8', output='utf-8')))
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def markdown(value, arg=''):
         import markdown
     except ImportError:
         if settings.DEBUG:
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "Error in {% markdown %} filter: The Python markdown library isn't installed."
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("Error in {% markdown %} filter: The Python markdown library isn't installed.")
         return force_unicode(value)
     else:
         # markdown.version was first added in 1.6b. The only version of markdown
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def restructuredtext(value):
         from docutils.core import publish_parts
     except ImportError:
         if settings.DEBUG:
-            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError, "Error in {% restructuredtext %} filter: The Python docutils library isn't installed."
+            raise template.TemplateSyntaxError("Error in {% restructuredtext %} filter: The Python docutils library isn't installed.")
         return force_unicode(value)
     else:
         docutils_settings = getattr(settings, "RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FILTER_SETTINGS", {})
diff --git a/django/contrib/sessions/models.py b/django/contrib/sessions/models.py
index cf2865fcc89..c3b72e6eafa 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sessions/models.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sessions/models.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class Session(models.Model):
         pickled, tamper_check = encoded_data[:-32], encoded_data[-32:]
         if md5_constructor(pickled + settings.SECRET_KEY).hexdigest() != tamper_check:
             from django.core.exceptions import SuspiciousOperation
-            raise SuspiciousOperation, "User tampered with session cookie."
+            raise SuspiciousOperation("User tampered with session cookie.")
         try:
             return pickle.loads(pickled)
         # Unpickling can cause a variety of exceptions. If something happens,
diff --git a/django/contrib/sites/managers.py b/django/contrib/sites/managers.py
index d49244f78eb..59215c44f92 100644
--- a/django/contrib/sites/managers.py
+++ b/django/contrib/sites/managers.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class CurrentSiteManager(models.Manager):
             try:
                 self.model._meta.get_field(self.__field_name)
             except FieldDoesNotExist:
-                raise ValueError, "%s couldn't find a field named %s in %s." % \
-                    (self.__class__.__name__, self.__field_name, self.model._meta.object_name)
+                raise ValueError("%s couldn't find a field named %s in %s." % \
+                    (self.__class__.__name__, self.__field_name, self.model._meta.object_name))
             self.__is_validated = True
         return super(CurrentSiteManager, self).get_query_set().filter(**{self.__field_name + '__id__exact': settings.SITE_ID})
diff --git a/django/contrib/syndication/feeds.py b/django/contrib/syndication/feeds.py
index ade43d7cff5..e5e08779264 100644
--- a/django/contrib/syndication/feeds.py
+++ b/django/contrib/syndication/feeds.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class Feed(object):
         try:
             return item.get_absolute_url()
         except AttributeError:
-            raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Give your %s class a get_absolute_url() method, or define an item_link() method in your Feed class." % item.__class__.__name__
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured("Give your %s class a get_absolute_url() method, or define an item_link() method in your Feed class." % item.__class__.__name__)
 
     def __get_dynamic_attr(self, attname, obj, default=None):
         try:
diff --git a/django/contrib/syndication/views.py b/django/contrib/syndication/views.py
index 423d333991d..d4220366be3 100644
--- a/django/contrib/syndication/views.py
+++ b/django/contrib/syndication/views.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 
 def feed(request, url, feed_dict=None):
     if not feed_dict:
-        raise Http404, "No feeds are registered."
+        raise Http404("No feeds are registered.")
 
     try:
         slug, param = url.split('/', 1)
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ def feed(request, url, feed_dict=None):
     try:
         f = feed_dict[slug]
     except KeyError:
-        raise Http404, "Slug %r isn't registered." % slug
+        raise Http404("Slug %r isn't registered." % slug)
 
     try:
         feedgen = f(slug, request).get_feed(param)
     except feeds.FeedDoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404, "Invalid feed parameters. Slug %r is valid, but other parameters, or lack thereof, are not." % slug
+        raise Http404("Invalid feed parameters. Slug %r is valid, but other parameters, or lack thereof, are not." % slug)
 
     response = HttpResponse(mimetype=feedgen.mime_type)
     feedgen.write(response, 'utf-8')
diff --git a/django/core/cache/__init__.py b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
index 739d3c48343..1b602908cbd 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/__init__.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def parse_backend_uri(backend_uri):
     (scheme, host, params) tuple.
     """
     if backend_uri.find(':') == -1:
-        raise InvalidCacheBackendError, "Backend URI must start with scheme://"
+        raise InvalidCacheBackendError("Backend URI must start with scheme://")
     scheme, rest = backend_uri.split(':', 1)
     if not rest.startswith('//'):
-        raise InvalidCacheBackendError, "Backend URI must start with scheme://"
+        raise InvalidCacheBackendError("Backend URI must start with scheme://")
 
     host = rest[2:]
     qpos = rest.find('?')
diff --git a/django/core/cache/backends/base.py b/django/core/cache/backends/base.py
index 720f5bdf6f8..d6f07ef6f04 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/backends/base.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/backends/base.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class BaseCache(object):
         ValueError exception.
         """
         if key not in self:
-            raise ValueError, "Key '%s' not found" % key
+            raise ValueError("Key '%s' not found" % key)
         new_value = self.get(key) + delta
         self.set(key, new_value)
         return new_value
diff --git a/django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py b/django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py
index 181197a8d7b..87baf8b53fb 100644
--- a/django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py
+++ b/django/core/cache/backends/filebased.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class CacheClass(BaseCache):
         try:
             os.makedirs(self._dir)
         except OSError:
-            raise EnvironmentError, "Cache directory '%s' does not exist and could not be created'" % self._dir
+            raise EnvironmentError("Cache directory '%s' does not exist and could not be created'" % self._dir)
 
     def _key_to_file(self, key):
         """
diff --git a/django/core/handlers/base.py b/django/core/handlers/base.py
index 1539e795d05..034c1ceaa14 100644
--- a/django/core/handlers/base.py
+++ b/django/core/handlers/base.py
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
             try:
                 dot = middleware_path.rindex('.')
             except ValueError:
-                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured, '%s isn\'t a middleware module' % middleware_path
+                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured('%s isn\'t a middleware module' % middleware_path)
             mw_module, mw_classname = middleware_path[:dot], middleware_path[dot+1:]
             try:
                 mod = import_module(mw_module)
             except ImportError, e:
-                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured, 'Error importing middleware %s: "%s"' % (mw_module, e)
+                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured('Error importing middleware %s: "%s"' % (mw_module, e))
             try:
                 mw_class = getattr(mod, mw_classname)
             except AttributeError:
-                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured, 'Middleware module "%s" does not define a "%s" class' % (mw_module, mw_classname)
+                raise exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured('Middleware module "%s" does not define a "%s" class' % (mw_module, mw_classname))
 
             try:
                 mw_instance = mw_class()
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class BaseHandler(object):
                         view_name = callback.func_name # If it's a function
                     except AttributeError:
                         view_name = callback.__class__.__name__ + '.__call__' # If it's a class
-                    raise ValueError, "The view %s.%s didn't return an HttpResponse object." % (callback.__module__, view_name)
+                    raise ValueError("The view %s.%s didn't return an HttpResponse object." % (callback.__module__, view_name))
 
                 return response
             except http.Http404, e:
diff --git a/django/core/management/__init__.py b/django/core/management/__init__.py
index 7af1a81d0a2..e0ba8508e83 100644
--- a/django/core/management/__init__.py
+++ b/django/core/management/__init__.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def call_command(name, *args, **options):
         else:
             klass = load_command_class(app_name, name)
     except KeyError:
-        raise CommandError, "Unknown command: %r" % name
+        raise CommandError("Unknown command: %r" % name)
 
     # Grab out a list of defaults from the options. optparse does this for us
     # when the script runs from the command line, but since call_command can
diff --git a/django/core/servers/basehttp.py b/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
index 415756c4031..d24eb5c2a38 100644
--- a/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
+++ b/django/core/servers/basehttp.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class WSGIServer(HTTPServer):
         try:
             HTTPServer.server_bind(self)
         except Exception, e:
-            raise WSGIServerException, e
+            raise WSGIServerException(e)
         self.setup_environ()
 
     def setup_environ(self):
diff --git a/django/core/urlresolvers.py b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
index c721015d625..3bb2c1c7cc1 100644
--- a/django/core/urlresolvers.py
+++ b/django/core/urlresolvers.py
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class RegexURLPattern(object):
             self._callback = get_callable(self._callback_str)
         except ImportError, e:
             mod_name, _ = get_mod_func(self._callback_str)
-            raise ViewDoesNotExist, "Could not import %s. Error was: %s" % (mod_name, str(e))
+            raise ViewDoesNotExist("Could not import %s. Error was: %s" % (mod_name, str(e)))
         except AttributeError, e:
             mod_name, func_name = get_mod_func(self._callback_str)
-            raise ViewDoesNotExist, "Tried %s in module %s. Error was: %s" % (func_name, mod_name, str(e))
+            raise ViewDoesNotExist("Tried %s in module %s. Error was: %s" % (func_name, mod_name, str(e)))
         return self._callback
     callback = property(_get_callback)
 
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ class RegexURLResolver(object):
                             sub_match_dict[smart_str(k)] = v
                         return sub_match[0], sub_match[1], sub_match_dict
                     tried.append(pattern.regex.pattern)
-            raise Resolver404, {'tried': tried, 'path': new_path}
-        raise Resolver404, {'path' : path}
+            raise Resolver404({'tried': tried, 'path': new_path})
+        raise Resolver404({'path' : path})
 
     def _get_urlconf_module(self):
         try:
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ class RegexURLResolver(object):
         try:
             iter(patterns)
         except TypeError:
-            raise ImproperlyConfigured("The included urlconf %s doesn't have any "
-                "patterns in it" % self.urlconf_name)
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured("The included urlconf %s doesn't have any patterns in it" % self.urlconf_name)
         return patterns
     url_patterns = property(_get_url_patterns)
 
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ class RegexURLResolver(object):
         try:
             return get_callable(callback), {}
         except (ImportError, AttributeError), e:
-            raise ViewDoesNotExist, "Tried %s. Error was: %s" % (callback, str(e))
+            raise ViewDoesNotExist("Tried %s. Error was: %s" % (callback, str(e)))
 
     def resolve404(self):
         return self._resolve_special('404')
diff --git a/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py b/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py
index b1385aaeb8c..2cda04e5281 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/dummy/base.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from django.db.backends import *
 from django.db.backends.creation import BaseDatabaseCreation
 
 def complain(*args, **kwargs):
-    raise ImproperlyConfigured, "You haven't set the database ENGINE setting yet."
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("You haven't set the database ENGINE setting yet.")
 
 def ignore(*args, **kwargs):
     pass
diff --git a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
index 6f78cf2a4af..000b55f6869 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/sqlite3/base.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ except ImportError, exc:
         exc = e1
     else:
         module = 'either pysqlite2 or sqlite3 modules (tried in that order)'
-    raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Error loading %s: %s" % (module, exc)
+    raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading %s: %s" % (module, exc))
 
 
 DatabaseError = Database.DatabaseError
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(BaseDatabaseWrapper):
             settings_dict = self.settings_dict
             if not settings_dict['NAME']:
                 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-                raise ImproperlyConfigured, "Please fill out the database NAME in the settings module before using the database."
+                raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please fill out the database NAME in the settings module before using the database.")
             kwargs = {
                 'database': settings_dict['NAME'],
                 'detect_types': Database.PARSE_DECLTYPES | Database.PARSE_COLNAMES,
diff --git a/django/db/models/base.py b/django/db/models/base.py
index 7fd0537214b..46e1822fc5b 100644
--- a/django/db/models/base.py
+++ b/django/db/models/base.py
@@ -111,8 +111,7 @@ class ModelBase(type):
                     raise TypeError("Proxy model '%s' has no non-abstract model base class." % name)
             if (new_class._meta.local_fields or
                     new_class._meta.local_many_to_many):
-                raise FieldError("Proxy model '%s' contains model fields."
-                        % name)
+                raise FieldError("Proxy model '%s' contains model fields." % name)
             while base._meta.proxy:
                 base = base._meta.proxy_for_model
             new_class._meta.setup_proxy(base)
@@ -333,7 +332,7 @@ class Model(object):
                 except AttributeError:
                     pass
             if kwargs:
-                raise TypeError, "'%s' is an invalid keyword argument for this function" % kwargs.keys()[0]
+                raise TypeError("'%s' is an invalid keyword argument for this function" % kwargs.keys()[0])
         signals.post_init.send(sender=self.__class__, instance=self)
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -427,8 +426,7 @@ class Model(object):
         non-SQL backends), respectively. Normally, they should not be set.
         """
         if force_insert and force_update:
-            raise ValueError("Cannot force both insert and updating in "
-                    "model saving.")
+            raise ValueError("Cannot force both insert and updating in model saving.")
         self.save_base(using=using, force_insert=force_insert, force_update=force_update)
 
     save.alters_data = True
@@ -621,7 +619,7 @@ class Model(object):
         try:
             return qs[0]
         except IndexError:
-            raise self.DoesNotExist, "%s matching query does not exist." % self.__class__._meta.object_name
+            raise self.DoesNotExist("%s matching query does not exist." % self.__class__._meta.object_name)
 
     def _get_next_or_previous_in_order(self, is_next):
         cachename = "__%s_order_cache" % is_next
diff --git a/django/db/models/fields/related.py b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
index 8fec836baff..828200cca56 100644
--- a/django/db/models/fields/related.py
+++ b/django/db/models/fields/related.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class RelatedField(object):
             return [pk_trace(v) for v in value]
         elif lookup_type == 'isnull':
             return []
-        raise TypeError, "Related Field has invalid lookup: %s" % lookup_type
+        raise TypeError("Related Field has invalid lookup: %s" % lookup_type)
 
     def _get_related_query_name(self, opts):
         # This method defines the name that can be used to identify this
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class SingleRelatedObjectDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "%s must be accessed via instance" % self.related.opts.object_name
+            raise AttributeError("%s must be accessed via instance" % self.related.opts.object_name)
 
         # The similarity of the code below to the code in
         # ReverseSingleRelatedObjectDescriptor is annoying, but there's a bunch
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class ReverseSingleRelatedObjectDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "%s must be accessed via instance" % self._field.name
+            raise AttributeError("%s must be accessed via instance" % self._field.name)
 
         # If null=True, we can assign null here, but otherwise the value needs
         # to be an instance of the related class.
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ class ForeignRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "Manager must be accessed via instance"
+            raise AttributeError("Manager must be accessed via instance")
 
         manager = self.__get__(instance)
         # If the foreign key can support nulls, then completely clear the related set.
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class ForeignRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
             def add(self, *objs):
                 for obj in objs:
                     if not isinstance(obj, self.model):
-                        raise TypeError, "'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name
+                        raise TypeError("'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name)
                     setattr(obj, rel_field.name, instance)
                     obj.save(using=instance._state.db)
             add.alters_data = True
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ class ForeignRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
                             setattr(obj, rel_field.name, None)
                             obj.save(using=instance._state.db)
                         else:
-                            raise rel_field.rel.to.DoesNotExist, "%r is not related to %r." % (obj, instance)
+                            raise rel_field.rel.to.DoesNotExist("%r is not related to %r." % (obj, instance))
                 remove.alters_data = True
 
                 def clear(self):
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def create_many_related_manager(superclass, rel=False):
             # from the method lookup table, as we do with add and remove.
             if not rel.through._meta.auto_created:
                 opts = through._meta
-                raise AttributeError, "Cannot use create() on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model. Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name)
+                raise AttributeError("Cannot use create() on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model. Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name))
             new_obj = super(ManyRelatedManager, self).using(self.instance._state.db).create(**kwargs)
             self.add(new_obj)
             return new_obj
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ def create_many_related_manager(superclass, rel=False):
 #                                                (obj, self.instance._state.db, obj._state.db))
                         new_ids.add(obj.pk)
                     elif isinstance(obj, Model):
-                        raise TypeError, "'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name
+                        raise TypeError("'%s' instance expected" % self.model._meta.object_name)
                     else:
                         new_ids.add(obj)
                 vals = self.through._default_manager.using(self.instance._state.db).values_list(target_field_name, flat=True)
@@ -586,11 +586,11 @@ class ManyRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "Manager must be accessed via instance"
+            raise AttributeError("Manager must be accessed via instance")
 
         if not self.related.field.rel.through._meta.auto_created:
             opts = self.related.field.rel.through._meta
-            raise AttributeError, "Cannot set values on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model. Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name)
+            raise AttributeError("Cannot set values on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model. Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name))
 
         manager = self.__get__(instance)
         manager.clear()
@@ -636,11 +636,11 @@ class ReverseManyRelatedObjectsDescriptor(object):
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
         if instance is None:
-            raise AttributeError, "Manager must be accessed via instance"
+            raise AttributeError("Manager must be accessed via instance")
 
         if not self.field.rel.through._meta.auto_created:
             opts = self.field.rel.through._meta
-            raise AttributeError, "Cannot set values on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model.  Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name)
+            raise AttributeError("Cannot set values on a ManyToManyField which specifies an intermediary model.  Use %s.%s's Manager instead." % (opts.app_label, opts.object_name))
 
         manager = self.__get__(instance)
         manager.clear()
diff --git a/django/db/models/loading.py b/django/db/models/loading.py
index fbded9afd28..3151b8a93f0 100644
--- a/django/db/models/loading.py
+++ b/django/db/models/loading.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class AppCache(object):
                             return None
                     else:
                         return mod
-            raise ImproperlyConfigured, "App with label %s could not be found" % app_label
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured("App with label %s could not be found" % app_label)
         finally:
             self.write_lock.release()
 
diff --git a/django/db/models/manager.py b/django/db/models/manager.py
index 7f96daaa4e6..453caa8ebeb 100644
--- a/django/db/models/manager.py
+++ b/django/db/models/manager.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def ensure_default_manager(sender, **kwargs):
         # Create the default manager, if needed.
         try:
             cls._meta.get_field('objects')
-            raise ValueError, "Model %s must specify a custom Manager, because it has a field named 'objects'" % cls.__name__
+            raise ValueError("Model %s must specify a custom Manager, because it has a field named 'objects'" % cls.__name__)
         except FieldDoesNotExist:
             pass
         cls.add_to_class('objects', Manager())
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ class ManagerDescriptor(object):
 
     def __get__(self, instance, type=None):
         if instance != None:
-            raise AttributeError, "Manager isn't accessible via %s instances" % type.__name__
+            raise AttributeError("Manager isn't accessible via %s instances" % type.__name__)
         return self.manager
 
 class EmptyManager(Manager):
diff --git a/django/db/models/options.py b/django/db/models/options.py
index 05ff54a333f..01a13b4ac30 100644
--- a/django/db/models/options.py
+++ b/django/db/models/options.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Options(object):
 
             # Any leftover attributes must be invalid.
             if meta_attrs != {}:
-                raise TypeError, "'class Meta' got invalid attribute(s): %s" % ','.join(meta_attrs.keys())
+                raise TypeError("'class Meta' got invalid attribute(s): %s" % ','.join(meta_attrs.keys()))
         else:
             self.verbose_name_plural = string_concat(self.verbose_name, 's')
         del self.meta
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class Options(object):
         for f in to_search:
             if f.name == name:
                 return f
-        raise FieldDoesNotExist, '%s has no field named %r' % (self.object_name, name)
+        raise FieldDoesNotExist('%s has no field named %r' % (self.object_name, name))
 
     def get_field_by_name(self, name):
         """
diff --git a/django/db/models/query.py b/django/db/models/query.py
index 365df96fb05..c8e630ad9d2 100644
--- a/django/db/models/query.py
+++ b/django/db/models/query.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class QuerySet(object):
             qs.query.set_limits(k, k + 1)
             return list(qs)[0]
         except self.model.DoesNotExist, e:
-            raise IndexError, e.args
+            raise IndexError(e.args)
 
     def __and__(self, other):
         self._merge_sanity_check(other)
diff --git a/django/forms/widgets.py b/django/forms/widgets.py
index d4964b0bc6c..8b036bacd22 100644
--- a/django/forms/widgets.py
+++ b/django/forms/widgets.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Media(StrAndUnicode):
 
         # Any leftover attributes must be invalid.
         # if media_attrs != {}:
-        #     raise TypeError, "'class Media' has invalid attribute(s): %s" % ','.join(media_attrs.keys())
+        #     raise TypeError("'class Media' has invalid attribute(s): %s" % ','.join(media_attrs.keys()))
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         return self.render()
diff --git a/django/template/defaulttags.py b/django/template/defaulttags.py
index 2ccfc6a5e12..d703c6ab5e7 100644
--- a/django/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/django/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -439,10 +439,10 @@ def autoescape(parser, token):
     """
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 2:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'Autoescape' tag requires exactly one argument.")
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'autoescape' tag requires exactly one argument.")
     arg = args[1]
     if arg not in (u'on', u'off'):
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'Autoescape' argument should be 'on' or 'off'")
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'autoescape' argument should be 'on' or 'off'")
     nodelist = parser.parse(('endautoescape',))
     parser.delete_first_token()
     return AutoEscapeControlNode((arg == 'on'), nodelist)
@@ -604,8 +604,7 @@ def firstof(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.split_contents()[1:]
     if len(bits) < 1:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'firstof' statement requires at least one"
-                                  " argument")
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'firstof' statement requires at least one argument")
     return FirstOfNode([parser.compile_filter(bit) for bit in bits])
 firstof = register.tag(firstof)
 
@@ -704,7 +703,7 @@ do_for = register.tag("for", do_for)
 def do_ifequal(parser, token, negate):
     bits = list(token.split_contents())
     if len(bits) != 3:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "%r takes two arguments" % bits[0]
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("%r takes two arguments" % bits[0])
     end_tag = 'end' + bits[0]
     nodelist_true = parser.parse(('else', end_tag))
     token = parser.next_token()
@@ -943,7 +942,7 @@ def now(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.contents.split('"')
     if len(bits) != 3:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'now' statement takes one argument"
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'now' statement takes one argument")
     format_string = bits[1]
     return NowNode(format_string)
 now = register.tag(now)
@@ -997,7 +996,7 @@ def regroup(parser, token):
     """
     firstbits = token.contents.split(None, 3)
     if len(firstbits) != 4:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'regroup' tag takes five arguments"
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'regroup' tag takes five arguments")
     target = parser.compile_filter(firstbits[1])
     if firstbits[2] != 'by':
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("second argument to 'regroup' tag must be 'by'")
@@ -1067,7 +1066,7 @@ def templatetag(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) != 2:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'templatetag' statement takes one argument"
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'templatetag' statement takes one argument")
     tag = bits[1]
     if tag not in TemplateTagNode.mapping:
         raise TemplateSyntaxError("Invalid templatetag argument: '%s'."
diff --git a/django/template/loader.py b/django/template/loader.py
index 74ad7eee01d..031df6c0e15 100644
--- a/django/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/template/loader.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def find_template(name, dirs=None):
             return (source, make_origin(display_name, loader, name, dirs))
         except TemplateDoesNotExist:
             pass
-    raise TemplateDoesNotExist, name
+    raise TemplateDoesNotExist(name)
 
 def find_template_source(name, dirs=None):
     # For backward compatibility
@@ -180,6 +180,6 @@ def select_template(template_name_list):
         except TemplateDoesNotExist:
             continue
     # If we get here, none of the templates could be loaded
-    raise TemplateDoesNotExist, ', '.join(template_name_list)
+    raise TemplateDoesNotExist(', '.join(template_name_list))
 
 add_to_builtins('django.template.loader_tags')
diff --git a/django/template/loader_tags.py b/django/template/loader_tags.py
index 39c6f497e28..0e9b39a3e91 100644
--- a/django/template/loader_tags.py
+++ b/django/template/loader_tags.py
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ class ExtendsNode(Node):
             error_msg = "Invalid template name in 'extends' tag: %r." % parent
             if self.parent_name_expr:
                 error_msg += " Got this from the '%s' variable." % self.parent_name_expr.token
-            raise TemplateSyntaxError, error_msg
+            raise TemplateSyntaxError(error_msg)
         if hasattr(parent, 'render'):
             return parent # parent is a Template object
         try:
             return get_template(parent)
         except TemplateDoesNotExist:
-            raise TemplateSyntaxError, "Template %r cannot be extended, because it doesn't exist" % parent
+            raise TemplateSyntaxError("Template %r cannot be extended, because it doesn't exist" % parent)
 
     def render(self, context):
         compiled_parent = self.get_parent(context)
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ def do_block(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.contents.split()
     if len(bits) != 2:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'%s' tag takes only one argument" % bits[0]
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' tag takes only one argument" % bits[0])
     block_name = bits[1]
     # Keep track of the names of BlockNodes found in this template, so we can
     # check for duplication.
     try:
         if block_name in parser.__loaded_blocks:
-            raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'%s' tag with name '%s' appears more than once" % (bits[0], block_name)
+            raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' tag with name '%s' appears more than once" % (bits[0], block_name))
         parser.__loaded_blocks.append(block_name)
     except AttributeError: # parser.__loaded_blocks isn't a list yet
         parser.__loaded_blocks = [block_name]
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def do_extends(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.split_contents()
     if len(bits) != 2:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'%s' takes one argument" % bits[0]
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' takes one argument" % bits[0])
     parent_name, parent_name_expr = None, None
     if bits[1][0] in ('"', "'") and bits[1][-1] == bits[1][0]:
         parent_name = bits[1][1:-1]
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def do_extends(parser, token):
         parent_name_expr = parser.compile_filter(bits[1])
     nodelist = parser.parse()
     if nodelist.get_nodes_by_type(ExtendsNode):
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'%s' cannot appear more than once in the same template" % bits[0]
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'%s' cannot appear more than once in the same template" % bits[0])
     return ExtendsNode(nodelist, parent_name, parent_name_expr)
 
 def do_include(parser, token):
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def do_include(parser, token):
     """
     bits = token.split_contents()
     if len(bits) != 2:
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "%r tag takes one argument: the name of the template to be included" % bits[0]
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("%r tag takes one argument: the name of the template to be included" % bits[0])
     path = bits[1]
     if path[0] in ('"', "'") and path[-1] == path[0]:
         return ConstantIncludeNode(path[1:-1])
diff --git a/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py b/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
index 2c778c1c2a6..3e05bf87f64 100644
--- a/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
+++ b/django/template/loaders/app_directories.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
     try:
         mod = import_module(app)
     except ImportError, e:
-        raise ImproperlyConfigured, 'ImportError %s: %s' % (app, e.args[0])
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured('ImportError %s: %s' % (app, e.args[0]))
     template_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(mod.__file__), 'templates')
     if os.path.isdir(template_dir):
         app_template_dirs.append(template_dir.decode(fs_encoding))
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Loader(BaseLoader):
                     file.close()
             except IOError:
                 pass
-        raise TemplateDoesNotExist, template_name
+        raise TemplateDoesNotExist(template_name)
 
 _loader = Loader()
 
diff --git a/django/template/loaders/cached.py b/django/template/loaders/cached.py
index 4c960ad0dc0..796d45ad2ba 100644
--- a/django/template/loaders/cached.py
+++ b/django/template/loaders/cached.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Loader(BaseLoader):
                 return (template, make_origin(display_name, loader, name, dirs))
             except TemplateDoesNotExist:
                 pass
-        raise TemplateDoesNotExist, name
+        raise TemplateDoesNotExist(name)
 
     def load_template(self, template_name, template_dirs=None):
         if template_name not in self.template_cache:
diff --git a/django/template/loaders/eggs.py b/django/template/loaders/eggs.py
index c7bc749cea8..998693e4e68 100644
--- a/django/template/loaders/eggs.py
+++ b/django/template/loaders/eggs.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Loader(BaseLoader):
                     return (resource_string(app, pkg_name).decode(settings.FILE_CHARSET), 'egg:%s:%s' % (app, pkg_name))
                 except:
                     pass
-        raise TemplateDoesNotExist, template_name
+        raise TemplateDoesNotExist(template_name)
 
 _loader = Loader()
 
diff --git a/django/template/loaders/filesystem.py b/django/template/loaders/filesystem.py
index aad21fff58b..7efadec938c 100644
--- a/django/template/loaders/filesystem.py
+++ b/django/template/loaders/filesystem.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Loader(BaseLoader):
             error_msg = "Tried %s" % tried
         else:
             error_msg = "Your TEMPLATE_DIRS setting is empty. Change it to point to at least one template directory."
-        raise TemplateDoesNotExist, error_msg
+        raise TemplateDoesNotExist(error_msg)
     load_template_source.is_usable = True
 
 _loader = Loader()
diff --git a/django/templatetags/i18n.py b/django/templatetags/i18n.py
index 046743323c2..49903bac9cf 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/i18n.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/i18n.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def do_get_available_languages(parser, token):
     """
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'get_available_languages' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_available_languages' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
     return GetAvailableLanguagesNode(args[2])
 
 def do_get_current_language(parser, token):
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def do_get_current_language(parser, token):
     """
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'get_current_language' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_current_language' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
     return GetCurrentLanguageNode(args[2])
 
 def do_get_current_language_bidi(parser, token):
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def do_get_current_language_bidi(parser, token):
     """
     args = token.contents.split()
     if len(args) != 3 or args[1] != 'as':
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'get_current_language_bidi' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'get_current_language_bidi' requires 'as variable' (got %r)" % args)
     return GetCurrentLanguageBidiNode(args[2])
 
 def do_translate(parser, token):
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def do_translate(parser, token):
                 if self.tag() == 'noop':
                     noop = True
                 else:
-                    raise TemplateSyntaxError, "only option for 'trans' is 'noop'"
+                    raise TemplateSyntaxError("only option for 'trans' is 'noop'")
             else:
                 noop = False
             return (value, noop)
@@ -215,16 +215,16 @@ def do_block_translate(parser, token):
                 if tag == 'with' or tag == 'and':
                     value = self.value()
                     if self.tag() != 'as':
-                        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "variable bindings in 'blocktrans' must be 'with value as variable'"
+                        raise TemplateSyntaxError("variable bindings in 'blocktrans' must be 'with value as variable'")
                     extra_context[self.tag()] = VariableNode(
                             parser.compile_filter(value))
                 elif tag == 'count':
                     counter = parser.compile_filter(self.value())
                     if self.tag() != 'as':
-                        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "counter specification in 'blocktrans' must be 'count value as variable'"
+                        raise TemplateSyntaxError("counter specification in 'blocktrans' must be 'count value as variable'")
                     countervar = self.tag()
                 else:
-                    raise TemplateSyntaxError, "unknown subtag %s for 'blocktrans' found" % tag
+                    raise TemplateSyntaxError("unknown subtag %s for 'blocktrans' found" % tag)
             return (countervar, counter, extra_context)
 
     countervar, counter, extra_context = BlockTranslateParser(token.contents).top()
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ def do_block_translate(parser, token):
             break
     if countervar and counter:
         if token.contents.strip() != 'plural':
-            raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'blocktrans' doesn't allow other block tags inside it"
+            raise TemplateSyntaxError("'blocktrans' doesn't allow other block tags inside it")
         while parser.tokens:
             token = parser.next_token()
             if token.token_type in (TOKEN_VAR, TOKEN_TEXT):
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ def do_block_translate(parser, token):
             else:
                 break
     if token.contents.strip() != 'endblocktrans':
-        raise TemplateSyntaxError, "'blocktrans' doesn't allow other block tags (seen %r) inside it" % token.contents
+        raise TemplateSyntaxError("'blocktrans' doesn't allow other block tags (seen %r) inside it" % token.contents)
 
     return BlockTranslateNode(extra_context, singular, plural, countervar,
             counter)
diff --git a/django/utils/datastructures.py b/django/utils/datastructures.py
index adcc3546d0a..d6fc9dc56f2 100644
--- a/django/utils/datastructures.py
+++ b/django/utils/datastructures.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class MultiValueDict(dict):
         try:
             list_ = super(MultiValueDict, self).__getitem__(key)
         except KeyError:
-            raise MultiValueDictKeyError, "Key %r not found in %r" % (key, self)
+            raise MultiValueDictKeyError("Key %r not found in %r" % (key, self))
         try:
             return list_[-1]
         except IndexError:
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class MultiValueDict(dict):
         Also accepts keyword args.
         """
         if len(args) > 1:
-            raise TypeError, "update expected at most 1 arguments, got %d" % len(args)
+            raise TypeError("update expected at most 1 arguments, got %d" % len(args))
         if args:
             other_dict = args[0]
             if isinstance(other_dict, MultiValueDict):
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class MultiValueDict(dict):
                     for key, value in other_dict.items():
                         self.setlistdefault(key, []).append(value)
                 except TypeError:
-                    raise ValueError, "MultiValueDict.update() takes either a MultiValueDict or dictionary"
+                    raise ValueError("MultiValueDict.update() takes either a MultiValueDict or dictionary")
         for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
             self.setlistdefault(key, []).append(value)
 
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ class ImmutableList(tuple):
         if isinstance(self.warning, Exception):
             raise self.warning
         else:
-            raise AttributeError, self.warning
+            raise AttributeError(self.warning)
 
     # All list mutation functions complain.
     __delitem__  = complain
diff --git a/django/utils/text.py b/django/utils/text.py
index fe46e26b526..c45e42dddac 100644
--- a/django/utils/text.py
+++ b/django/utils/text.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def javascript_quote(s, quote_double_quotes=False):
     if type(s) == str:
         s = s.decode('utf-8')
     elif type(s) != unicode:
-        raise TypeError, s
+        raise TypeError(s)
     s = s.replace('\\', '\\\\')
     s = s.replace('\r', '\\r')
     s = s.replace('\n', '\\n')
diff --git a/django/views/generic/date_based.py b/django/views/generic/date_based.py
index d2829477a8b..0d9ecaca327 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/date_based.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/date_based.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def archive_index(request, queryset, date_field, num_latest=15,
         queryset = queryset.filter(**{'%s__lte' % date_field: datetime.datetime.now()})
     date_list = queryset.dates(date_field, 'year')[::-1]
     if not date_list and not allow_empty:
-        raise Http404, "No %s available" % model._meta.verbose_name
+        raise Http404("No %s available" % model._meta.verbose_name)
 
     if date_list and num_latest:
         latest = queryset.order_by('-'+date_field)[:num_latest]
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@ def object_detail(request, year, month, day, queryset, date_field,
     elif slug and slug_field:
         lookup_kwargs['%s__exact' % slug_field] = slug
     else:
-        raise AttributeError, "Generic detail view must be called with either an object_id or a slug/slugfield"
+        raise AttributeError("Generic detail view must be called with either an object_id or a slug/slugfield")
     try:
         obj = queryset.get(**lookup_kwargs)
     except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404, "No %s found for" % model._meta.verbose_name
+        raise Http404("No %s found for" % model._meta.verbose_name)
     if not template_name:
         template_name = "%s/%s_detail.html" % (model._meta.app_label, model._meta.object_name.lower())
     if template_name_field:
diff --git a/django/views/generic/list_detail.py b/django/views/generic/list_detail.py
index 27e36bd960a..1e39c4d9805 100644
--- a/django/views/generic/list_detail.py
+++ b/django/views/generic/list_detail.py
@@ -120,11 +120,11 @@ def object_detail(request, queryset, object_id=None, slug=None,
     elif slug and slug_field:
         queryset = queryset.filter(**{slug_field: slug})
     else:
-        raise AttributeError, "Generic detail view must be called with either an object_id or a slug/slug_field."
+        raise AttributeError("Generic detail view must be called with either an object_id or a slug/slug_field.")
     try:
         obj = queryset.get()
     except ObjectDoesNotExist:
-        raise Http404, "No %s found matching the query" % (model._meta.verbose_name)
+        raise Http404("No %s found matching the query" % (model._meta.verbose_name))
     if not template_name:
         template_name = "%s/%s_detail.html" % (model._meta.app_label, model._meta.object_name.lower())
     if template_name_field:
diff --git a/django/views/i18n.py b/django/views/i18n.py
index dc0adf356e6..9b1c87dac6f 100644
--- a/django/views/i18n.py
+++ b/django/views/i18n.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def javascript_catalog(request, domain='djangojs', packages=None):
                 pdict[k[0]] = max(k[1], pdict[k[0]])
             csrc.append("catalog['%s'][%d] = '%s';\n" % (javascript_quote(k[0]), k[1], javascript_quote(v)))
         else:
-            raise TypeError, k
+            raise TypeError(k)
     csrc.sort()
     for k, v in pdict.items():
         src.append("catalog['%s'] = [%s];\n" % (javascript_quote(k), ','.join(["''"]*(v+1))))
diff --git a/django/views/static.py b/django/views/static.py
index 32feee8b6e0..d9117f282ed 100644
--- a/django/views/static.py
+++ b/django/views/static.py
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ def serve(request, path, document_root=None, show_indexes=False):
     if os.path.isdir(fullpath):
         if show_indexes:
             return directory_index(newpath, fullpath)
-        raise Http404, "Directory indexes are not allowed here."
+        raise Http404("Directory indexes are not allowed here.")
     if not os.path.exists(fullpath):
-        raise Http404, '"%s" does not exist' % fullpath
+        raise Http404('"%s" does not exist' % fullpath)
     # Respect the If-Modified-Since header.
     statobj = os.stat(fullpath)
     mimetype = mimetypes.guess_type(fullpath)[0] or 'application/octet-stream'