=== Lib/codeop.py
==================================================================
--- Lib/codeop.py	(revision 53289)
+++ Lib/codeop.py	(local)
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@
 
     try:
         code1 = compiler(source + "\n", filename, symbol)
-    except SyntaxError, err1:
-        pass
+    except SyntaxError, e1:
+        err1 = e1
 
     try:
         code2 = compiler(source + "\n\n", filename, symbol)
-    except SyntaxError, err2:
-        pass
+    except SyntaxError, e2:
+        err2 = e2
 
     if code:
         return code
=== Lib/doctest.py
==================================================================
--- Lib/doctest.py	(revision 53289)
+++ Lib/doctest.py	(local)
@@ -1604,8 +1604,8 @@
          ...                                    {}, 'foo', 'foo.py', 0)
          >>> try:
          ...     runner.run(test)
-         ... except UnexpectedException, failure:
-         ...     pass
+         ... except UnexpectedException, f:
+         ...     failure = f
 
          >>> failure.test is test
          True
@@ -1632,8 +1632,8 @@
 
          >>> try:
          ...    runner.run(test)
-         ... except DocTestFailure, failure:
-         ...    pass
+         ... except DocTestFailure, f:
+         ...    failure = f
 
        DocTestFailure objects provide access to the test:
 
@@ -2141,8 +2141,8 @@
              >>> case = DocTestCase(test)
              >>> try:
              ...     case.debug()
-             ... except UnexpectedException, failure:
-             ...     pass
+             ... except UnexpectedException, f:
+             ...     failure = f
 
            The UnexpectedException contains the test, the example, and
            the original exception:
@@ -2170,8 +2170,8 @@
 
              >>> try:
              ...    case.debug()
-             ... except DocTestFailure, failure:
-             ...    pass
+             ... except DocTestFailure, f:
+             ...    failure = f
 
            DocTestFailure objects provide access to the test:
 
=== Lib/test/test_bool.py
==================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_bool.py	(revision 53289)
+++ Lib/test/test_bool.py	(local)
@@ -374,12 +374,10 @@
             try:
                 bool(A())
             except (Exception), e_bool:
-                pass
-            try:
-                len(A())
-            except (Exception), e_len:
-                pass
-            self.assertEqual(str(e_bool), str(e_len))
+                try:
+                    len(A())
+                except (Exception), e_len:
+                    self.assertEqual(str(e_bool), str(e_len))
 
 def test_main():
     test_support.run_unittest(BoolTest)
=== Lib/test/test_sys.py
==================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_sys.py	(revision 53289)
+++ Lib/test/test_sys.py	(local)
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@
             self.assert_(value1 is value2)
             self.assert_(traceback1 is traceback2)
 
-        # Check that an exception can be cleared outside of an except block
-        clear_check(exc)
-
     def test_exit(self):
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, sys.exit, 42, 42)