diff --git a/nova/virt/baremetal/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/virt/baremetal/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 2e1b8f2914..88d44e3d30 100644
--- a/nova/virt/baremetal/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/virt/baremetal/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def bm_interface_set_vif_uuid(context, if_id, vif_uuid):
         try:
             session.add(bm_interface)
             session.flush()
-        except db_exc.DBError, e:
+        except db_exc.DBError as e:
             # TODO(deva): clean up when db layer raises DuplicateKeyError
             if str(e).find('IntegrityError') != -1:
                 raise exception.NovaException(_("Baremetal interface %s "
diff --git a/nova/virt/baremetal/driver.py b/nova/virt/baremetal/driver.py
index 8e5559533c..cd07598bdc 100755
--- a/nova/virt/baremetal/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/baremetal/driver.py
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ class BareMetalDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
             self._unplug_vifs(instance, network_info)
 
             _update_state(context, node, None, baremetal_states.DELETED)
-        except Exception, e:
+        except Exception as e:
             with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                 try:
                     LOG.error(_("Error from baremetal driver "
diff --git a/nova/virt/baremetal/utils.py b/nova/virt/baremetal/utils.py
index fa2c059833..b18bfac857 100644
--- a/nova/virt/baremetal/utils.py
+++ b/nova/virt/baremetal/utils.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def inject_into_image(image, key, net, metadata, admin_password,
 def unlink_without_raise(path):
     try:
         os.unlink(path)
-    except OSError, e:
+    except OSError as e:
         if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
             return
         else:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def rmtree_without_raise(path):
     try:
         if os.path.isdir(path):
             shutil.rmtree(path)
-    except OSError, e:
+    except OSError as e:
         LOG.warn(_("Failed to remove dir %(path)s, error: %(e)s") % locals())
 
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def write_to_file(path, contents):
 def create_link_without_raise(source, link):
     try:
         os.symlink(source, link)
-    except OSError, e:
+    except OSError as e:
         if e.errno == errno.EEXIST:
             return
         else: