Index: Parser/Python.asdl
===================================================================
--- Parser/Python.asdl	(Revision 62039)
+++ Parser/Python.asdl	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -98,11 +98,8 @@
 	comprehension = (expr target, expr iter, expr* ifs)
 
 	-- not sure what to call the first argument for raise and except
-	-- TODO(jhylton): Figure out if there is a better way to handle
-	--                lineno and col_offset fields, particularly when
-        --                ast is exposed to Python.
-	excepthandler = (expr? type, expr? name, stmt* body, int lineno,
-	                 int col_offset)
+	excepthandler = ExceptHandler(expr? type, expr? name, stmt* body)
+                        attributes (int lineno, int col_offset)
 
 	arguments = (expr* args, identifier? vararg, 
 		     identifier? kwarg, expr* defaults)
Index: Python/compile.c
===================================================================
--- Python/compile.c	(Revision 62039)
+++ Python/compile.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1855,32 +1855,32 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 		excepthandler_ty handler = (excepthandler_ty)asdl_seq_GET(
 						s->v.TryExcept.handlers, i);
-		if (!handler->type && i < n-1)
+		if (!handler->v.ExceptHandler.type && i < n-1)
 		    return compiler_error(c, "default 'except:' must be last");
 		c->u->u_lineno_set = false;
 		c->u->u_lineno = handler->lineno;
 		except = compiler_new_block(c);
 		if (except == NULL)
 			return 0;
-		if (handler->type) {
+		if (handler->v.ExceptHandler.type) {
 			ADDOP(c, DUP_TOP);
-			VISIT(c, expr, handler->type);
+			VISIT(c, expr, handler->v.ExceptHandler.type);
 			ADDOP_I(c, COMPARE_OP, PyCmp_EXC_MATCH);
 			ADDOP_JREL(c, JUMP_IF_FALSE, except);
 			ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
 		}
 		ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
-		if (handler->name) {
-			VISIT(c, expr, handler->name);
+		if (handler->v.ExceptHandler.name) {
+			VISIT(c, expr, handler->v.ExceptHandler.name);
 		}
 		else {
 			ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
 		}
 		ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
-		VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, handler->body);
+		VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, handler->v.ExceptHandler.body);
 		ADDOP_JREL(c, JUMP_FORWARD, end);
 		compiler_use_next_block(c, except);
-		if (handler->type)
+		if (handler->v.ExceptHandler.type)
 			ADDOP(c, POP_TOP);
 	}
 	ADDOP(c, END_FINALLY);
Index: Python/symtable.c
===================================================================
--- Python/symtable.c	(Revision 62039)
+++ Python/symtable.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1308,11 +1308,11 @@
 static int 
 symtable_visit_excepthandler(struct symtable *st, excepthandler_ty eh)
 {
-	if (eh->type)
-		VISIT(st, expr, eh->type);
-	if (eh->name)
-		VISIT(st, expr, eh->name);
-	VISIT_SEQ(st, stmt, eh->body);
+	if (eh->v.ExceptHandler.type)
+		VISIT(st, expr, eh->v.ExceptHandler.type);
+	if (eh->v.ExceptHandler.name)
+		VISIT(st, expr, eh->v.ExceptHandler.name);
+	VISIT_SEQ(st, stmt, eh->v.ExceptHandler.body);
 	return 1;
 }
 
Index: Python/ast.c
===================================================================
--- Python/ast.c	(Revision 62039)
+++ Python/ast.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@
         if (!suite_seq)
             return NULL;
 
-        return excepthandler(NULL, NULL, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
+        return ExceptHandler(NULL, NULL, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
                              exc->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }
     else if (NCH(exc) == 2) {
@@ -2844,7 +2844,7 @@
         if (!suite_seq)
             return NULL;
 
-        return excepthandler(expression, NULL, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
+        return ExceptHandler(expression, NULL, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
                              exc->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }
     else if (NCH(exc) == 4) {
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@
         if (!suite_seq)
             return NULL;
 
-        return excepthandler(expression, e, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
+        return ExceptHandler(expression, e, suite_seq, LINENO(exc),
                              exc->n_col_offset, c->c_arena);
     }