Exception handling for socket.error in Python 3.5/RStudio

[shaunak.bangale at gmail.com]

On Friday, February 5, 2016 at 1:09:35 PM UTC-7, Martin A. Brown wrote:
> >    except socket.error as e
> 
> >line 53 except socket.error as e ^ SyntaxError: invalid syntax
> >
> >I tried changing socket.error to ConnectionRefusedError. and still 
> >got the same error.
> 
> >Please tell me if the problem is with Rstudio, Python version or 
> >the syntax.
> 
> Syntax.
> 
> Your code has, unfortunately, suffered a colonectomy.
> 
> When you transplant a colon, it is more likely to function properly 
> again.  For example:
> 
>    except socket.error as e:
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> -Martin
> 
> -- 
> Martin A. Brown
> http://linux-ip.net/

I was first running with a colon only. Later tried with a comma. But it didn't work. I got the same error.