Index: t/00-parrot/12-try.t
===================================================================
--- t/00-parrot/12-try.t	(revision 0)
+++ t/00-parrot/12-try.t	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!./parrot pynie.pbc
+
+print '1..5'
+
+try:
+    x = 1
+    raise Exception
+except:
+    x = 2
+if x == 2: print 'ok 1'
+else: print 'not ok 1'
+
+try:
+    x = 1
+except:
+    x = 2
+if x == 1: print 'ok 2'
+else: print 'not ok 2'
+
+# make sure asserts are on
+# XXX in real Python, you can't set __debug__
+__debug__ = 1
+
+try:
+    x = 1
+    assert 0
+except:
+    x = 2
+if x == 2: print 'ok 3'
+else: print 'not ok 3'
+
+try:
+    x = 1
+    assert 1
+except:
+    x = 2
+if x == 1: print 'ok 4'
+else: print 'not ok 4'
+
+__debug__ = 0
+try:
+    x = 1
+    assert 0
+except:
+    x = 2
+if x == 1: print 'ok 5'
+else: print 'not ok 5'
Index: src/parser/Grammar.pg
===================================================================
--- src/parser/Grammar.pg	(revision 31242)
+++ src/parser/Grammar.pg	(working copy)
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     | <if_stmt> {*}                              #= if_stmt
     | <while_stmt> {*}                           #= while_stmt
     | <for_stmt>
-    | <try_stmt>
+    | <try_stmt> {*}                             #= try_stmt
     | <with_stmt>
     | <funcdef> {*}                              #= funcdef
     | <classdef> {*}                             #= classdef
@@ -84,15 +84,17 @@
 }
 
 rule try_stmt {
-    | <try1_stmt>
+    | <try1_stmt> {*}                   #= try1_stmt
     | <try2_stmt>
 }
 
 rule try1_stmt {
-    'try' ':' <suite>
-    [ 'except' [ <expression> [ ',' <target> ]? ]? ':' <suite> ]+
-    [ 'else' ':' <suite> ]?
-    [ 'finally' ':' <suite> ]?
+    'try' ':' <try=suite>
+    'except' ':' <except=suite>
+#    'except' [ <expression> [ ',' <target> ]? ]? ':' <suite>
+#    [ 'else' ':' <suite> ]?
+#    [ 'finally' ':' <suite> ]?
+    {*}
 }
 
 rule try2_stmt {
Index: src/parser/Actions.pm
===================================================================
--- src/parser/Actions.pm	(revision 31242)
+++ src/parser/Actions.pm	(working copy)
@@ -346,6 +346,21 @@
     make $past;
 }
 
+method try_stmt($/, $key) {
+    make $( $/{$key} );
+}
+
+method try1_stmt($/) {
+    # XXX implement except params, else, finally
+    my $try := $($<try>);
+    my $handler := $($<except>);
+    my $past := PAST::Op.new( $try,
+                              $handler,
+                              :pasttype('try'),
+                              :node($/) );
+    make $past;
+}
+
 method simple_stmt($/, $key) {
     make $( $/{$key} );
 }