diff --git a/IPython/core/ultratb.py b/IPython/core/ultratb.py
index 3824e90..1228a2e 100644
--- a/IPython/core/ultratb.py
+++ b/IPython/core/ultratb.py
@@ -1205,7 +1205,8 @@ class SyntaxTB(ListTB):
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # module testing (minimal)
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    def spam(c, (d, e)):
+    def spam(c, d_e):
+        (d, e) = d_e
         x = c + d
         y = c * d
         foo(x, y)
diff --git a/IPython/utils/PyColorize.py b/IPython/utils/PyColorize.py
index f1e7369..c4baace 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/PyColorize.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/PyColorize.py
@@ -204,10 +204,10 @@ class Parser:
             return (output, error)
         return (None, error)
 
-    def __call__(self, toktype, toktext, (srow,scol), (erow,ecol), line):
+    def __call__(self, toktype, toktext, start_pos, end_pos, line):
         """ Token handler, with syntax highlighting."""
-
-        # local shorthands
+        (srow,scol) = start_pos
+        (erow,ecol) = end_pos
         colors = self.colors
         owrite = self.out.write