--- a/eric5.py	Sun Jan 05 22:45:29 2014 +0100
+++ b/eric5.py	Wed Jan 15 22:55:52 2014 +0100
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:  # Only for Py2
+    import StringIO as io
     import sip
     sip.setapi('QString', 2)
     sip.setapi('QVariant', 2)
     sip.setapi('QTextStream', 2)
-    import StringIO as io
     import Utilities.compatibility_fixes     # __IGNORE_WARNING__
-except (ImportError):
+except ImportError:
     import io       # __IGNORE_WARNING__
 
 import sys