--- a/contrib/synthrepo.py	Mon Jan 06 14:15:40 2025 -0500
+++ b/contrib/synthrepo.py	Sun Jan 05 21:03:17 2025 -0500
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
     dictfile = opts.get('dict') or '/usr/share/dict/words'
     try:
         fp = open(dictfile, 'rU')
-    except IOError as err:
+    except OSError as err:
         raise error.Abort('%s: %s' % (dictfile, err.strerror))
     words = fp.read().splitlines()
     fp.close()