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diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/SearchEngine.py b/Lib/idlelib/SearchEngine.py
index bbd221d..9d3c4cb 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/SearchEngine.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/SearchEngine.py
@@ -83,11 +83,9 @@ class SearchEngine:
try:
prog = re.compile(pat, flags)
except re.error as what:
- try:
- msg, col = what
- except:
- msg = str(what)
- col = -1
+ args = what.args
+ msg = args[0]
+ col = arg[1] if len(args) >= 2 else -1
self.report_error(pat, msg, col)
return None
return prog