try:
    VERSION = __import__('pkg_resources') \
        .get_distribution('django-shortuuidfield').version
except Exception, e:
    VERSION = 'unknown'
    
from fields import ShortUUIDField
@@ -121,11 +121,8 @@
 tion
-, e
 :%0A  
@@ -143,20 +143,16 @@
 nknown'%0A
-    
 %0Afrom fi
@@ -173,12 +173,13 @@
 ortUUIDField
+%0A

Remove old-style assignment of raised exception