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diff --git a/scripts/convert-ly.py b/scripts/convert-ly.py
index cf82b029cf..fd4dc3b8d8 100644
--- a/scripts/convert-ly.py
+++ b/scripts/convert-ly.py
@@ -319,10 +319,13 @@ def main ():
             do_one_file (f)
         except UnknownVersion:
             error (_ ("%s: Unable to determine version.  Skipping") % f)
-        except InvalidVersion as ex:
+        except InvalidVersion:
+            # Compat code for 2.x and 3.0 syntax ("except .. as v" doesn't 
+            # work in python 2.4!):
+            t, v, b = sys.exc_info ()
             error (_ ("%s: Invalid version string `%s' \n"
                       "Valid version strings consist of three numbers, "
-                      "separated by dots, e.g. `2.8.12'") % (f, ex.version) )
+                      "separated by dots, e.g. `2.8.12'") % (f, v.version) )
 
     sys.stderr.write ('\n')