diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py
index 7efde161aa..87c9df2de5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker.py
@@ -528,7 +528,12 @@ import sys
 import json
 import os
 import shlex
-from urlparse import urlparse
+try:
+    from urlparse import urlparse
+except ImportError:
+    # python3
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
 try:
     import docker.client
     import docker.utils
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
index 796d1010c9..6f116907da 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/apt.py
@@ -487,7 +487,8 @@ def install_deb(m, debs, cache, force, install_recommends, allow_unauthenticated
             # to install so they're all done in one shot
             deps_to_install.extend(pkg.missing_deps)
 
-        except Exception, e:
+        except Exception:
+            e = get_exception()
             m.fail_json(msg="Unable to install package: %s" % str(e))
 
         # and add this deb to the list of packages to install
@@ -643,7 +644,8 @@ def download(module, deb):
             f.write(data)
         f.close()
         deb = package
-    except Exception, e:
+    except Exception:
+        e = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg="Failure downloading %s, %s" % (deb, e))
 
     return deb