diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyExceptPart.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyExceptPart.java
index 7d117b0189a9..19c9b8cd9bba 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyExceptPart.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyExceptPart.java
@@ -1,29 +1,9 @@
-/*
- *  Copyright 2005 Pythonid Project
- *
- *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"; BASIS,
- *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- *  limitations under the License.
- */
-
 package com.jetbrains.python.psi;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 /**
- * Created by IntelliJ IDEA.
- * User: yole
- * Date: 02.06.2005
- * Time: 23:37:32
- * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ * @author dcheryasov
  */
 public interface PyExceptPart extends PyElement, NameDefiner, PyStatementPart {
     PyExceptPart[] EMPTY_ARRAY = new PyExceptPart[0];
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
index 953b9e5e29e6..8f62686caf87 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/PyUtil.java
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.containers.HashSet;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyNames;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyTokenTypes;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PythonLanguage;
-import static com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyFunction.Flag.*;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.impl.PyBuiltinCache;
-import static com.jetbrains.python.psi.impl.PyCallExpressionHelper.interpretAsStaticmethodOrClassmethodWrappingCall;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.types.PyClassType;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.types.PyType;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
@@ -47,6 +45,9 @@ import java.awt.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static com.jetbrains.python.psi.PyFunction.Flag.*;
+import static com.jetbrains.python.psi.impl.PyCallExpressionHelper.interpretAsStaticmethodOrClassmethodWrappingCall;
+
 public class PyUtil {
   private PyUtil() {
   }
@@ -251,7 +252,7 @@ public class PyUtil {
    * @return the list of flattened expressions.
    */
   @NotNull
-  public static <T extends PyElement> List<T> flattenedParens(T[] targets) {
+  public static <T extends PyElement> List<T> flattenedParens(T... targets) {
     return _unfoldParenExprs(targets, new ArrayList<T>(targets.length));
   }
 
diff --git a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyExceptPartImpl.java b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyExceptPartImpl.java
index 8e8403062e4c..09796bb2247f 100644
--- a/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyExceptPartImpl.java
+++ b/python/src/com/jetbrains/python/psi/impl/PyExceptPartImpl.java
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.jetbrains.python.psi.impl;
 import com.intellij.lang.ASTNode;
 import com.jetbrains.python.PyElementTypes;
 import com.jetbrains.python.psi.*;
-import com.jetbrains.python.toolbox.SingleIterable;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
@@ -33,12 +32,11 @@ public class PyExceptPartImpl extends PyElementImpl implements PyExceptPart {
 
   @NotNull
   public Iterable<PyElement> iterateNames() {
-    return new SingleIterable<PyElement>(getTarget());
+    return PyUtil.<PyElement>flattenedParens(getTarget());
   }
 
   public PyElement getElementNamed(final String the_name) {
-    PyElement target = getTarget();
-    return ((target != null) && the_name.equals(target.getName()))? target : null;
+    return IterHelper.findName(iterateNames(), the_name);
   }
 
   public boolean mustResolveOutside() {
diff --git a/python/testData/resolve/TupleInExcept.py b/python/testData/resolve/TupleInExcept.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ebd91de1cde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/testData/resolve/TupleInExcept.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import errno
+try:
+    f = open('myfile.txt')
+    s = f.readline()
+    i = int(s.strip())
+except IOError as (errno, strerror):
+    print "I/O error({0}): {1}".format(e<ref>rrno, strerror)
diff --git a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyResolveTest.java b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyResolveTest.java
index 8ec83a77600d..f77e879d6bcb 100644
--- a/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyResolveTest.java
+++ b/python/testSrc/com/jetbrains/python/PyResolveTest.java
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ public class PyResolveTest extends PyResolveTestCase {
     assertTrue(targetElement.getParent() instanceof PyWithStatement);
   }
 
+  public void testTupleInExcept() throws Exception {
+    PsiElement targetElement = resolve();
+    assertTrue(targetElement instanceof PyTargetExpression);
+    assertTrue(PsiTreeUtil.getParentOfType(targetElement, PyExceptPart.class) != null);
+  }
+
 
   @Override
   protected String getTestDataPath() {