I can't understand this...

Cannot get this code to run and I've no idea why it is a syntax error.

    try:
        newT.read()
        #existingArtist = newT['Exif.Image.Artist'].value
        #existingKeywords = newT['Xmp.dc.subject'].value

    except KeyError:
        print "KeyError"

    else:
        #Program will NOT remove existing values
        newT.read()
        if existingArtist != "" :
            newT['Exif.Image.Artist'] = artistString


        print existingKeywords

        keywords = os.path.normpath(relativePath).split(os.sep)
        print keywords
        newT['Xmp.dc.subject'] = existingKeywords + keywords

        newT.write()
    except:
        print "Cannot write tags to ",filePath

Syntax error occurs on the last "except:". Again...I have no idea why python is throwing a syntax error (spent ~3hrs on this problem).