Here's the fix: --- Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py 2001/10/18 21:57:37 1.56 +++ Lib/compiler/pycodegen.py 2001/11/07 17:02:57 @@ -1333,6 +1333,7 @@ elif self.op != node.flags: raise ValueError, "mixed ops in stmt" visitAssAttr = visitAssName + visitSubscript = visitAssName class Delegator: """Base class to support delegation for augmented assignment nodes