replace 'except:' with 'except Exception:'

what could possibly go wrong

synapse/app/_base.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import sys
 
 try:
     import affinity
-except:
+except Exception:
     affinity = None
 
 from daemonize import Daemonize

synapse/appservice/scheduler.py

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class _ServiceQueuer(object):
                 with Measure(self.clock, "servicequeuer.send"):
                     try:
                         yield self.txn_ctrl.send(service, events)
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         logger.exception("AS request failed")
         finally:
             self.requests_in_flight.discard(service.id)

synapse/config/server.py

@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def read_gc_thresholds(thresholds):
         return (
             int(thresholds[0]), int(thresholds[1]), int(thresholds[2]),
         )
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise ConfigError(
             "Value of `gc_threshold` must be a list of three integers if set"
         )

synapse/crypto/context_factory.py

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class ServerContextFactory(ssl.ContextFactory):
         try:
             _ecCurve = _OpenSSLECCurve(_defaultCurveName)
             _ecCurve.addECKeyToContext(context)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to enable elliptic curve for TLS")
         context.set_options(SSL.OP_NO_SSLv2 | SSL.OP_NO_SSLv3)
         context.use_certificate_chain_file(config.tls_certificate_file)

synapse/crypto/event_signing.py

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def check_event_content_hash(event, hash_algorithm=hashlib.sha256):
     message_hash_base64 = event.hashes[name]
     try:
         message_hash_bytes = decode_base64(message_hash_base64)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise SynapseError(
             400,
             "Invalid base64: %s" % (message_hash_base64,),

synapse/crypto/keyring.py

@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ def _handle_key_deferred(verify_request):
     ))
     try:
         verify_signed_json(json_object, server_name, verify_key)
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise SynapseError(
             401,
             "Invalid signature for server %s with key %s:%s" % (

synapse/event_auth.py

@@ -443,12 +443,12 @@ def _check_power_levels(event, auth_events):
     for k, v in user_list.items():
         try:
             UserID.from_string(k)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Not a valid user_id: %s" % (k,))
 
         try:
             int(v)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Not a valid power level: %s" % (v,))
 
     key = (event.type, event.state_key, )

synapse/events/spamcheck.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class SpamChecker(object):
         config = None
         try:
             module, config = hs.config.spam_checker
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         if module is not None:

synapse/federation/transport/server.py

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Authenticator(object):
                 key = strip_quotes(param_dict["key"])
                 sig = strip_quotes(param_dict["sig"])
                 return (origin, key, sig)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise AuthenticationError(
                     400, "Malformed Authorization header", Codes.UNAUTHORIZED
                 )
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class BaseFederationServlet(object):
                 if self.REQUIRE_AUTH:
                     logger.exception("authenticate_request failed")
                     raise
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("authenticate_request failed")
                 raise
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class FederationSendServlet(BaseFederationServlet):
             code, response = yield self.handler.on_incoming_transaction(
                 transaction_data
             )
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("on_incoming_transaction failed")
             raise
 

synapse/handlers/federation.py

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                 state, auth_chain = yield self.replication_layer.get_state_for_room(
                     origin, pdu.room_id, pdu.event_id,
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get state for event: %s", pdu.event_id)
 
         yield self._process_received_pdu(
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         def check_match(id):
             try:
                 return server_name == get_domain_from_id(id)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 return False
 
         # Parses mapping `event_id -> (type, state_key) -> state event_id`
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                             continue
                         try:
                             domain = get_domain_from_id(ev.state_key)
-                        except:
+                        except Exception:
                             continue
 
                         if domain != server_name:
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                         joined_domains[dom] = min(d, old_d)
                     else:
                         joined_domains[dom] = d
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
 
             return sorted(joined_domains.items(), key=lambda d: d[1])
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     room_creator_user_id="",
                     is_public=False
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 # FIXME
                 pass
 
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                     [e_id for e_id, _ in event.auth_events]
                 )
                 seen_events = set(have_events.keys())
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 # FIXME:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get auth chain")
 
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
                         except AuthError:
                             pass
 
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     # FIXME:
                     logger.exception("Failed to query auth chain")
 
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ class FederationHandler(BaseHandler):
         def get_next(it, opt=None):
             try:
                 return it.next()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 return opt
 
         current_local = get_next(local_iter)

synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ class InitialSyncHandler(BaseHandler):
                     })
 
                 d["account_data"] = account_data_events
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get snapshot")
 
         yield concurrently_execute(handle_room, room_list, 10)

synapse/handlers/message.py

@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class MessageHandler(BaseHandler):
         try:
             dump = ujson.dumps(unfreeze(event.content))
             ujson.loads(dump)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to encode content: %r", event.content)
             raise
 

synapse/handlers/presence.py

@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class PresenceHandler(object):
                 )
 
             preserve_fn(self._update_states)(changes)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Exception in _handle_timeouts loop")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks

synapse/handlers/profile.py

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                     logger.exception("Failed to get displayname")
 
                 raise
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get displayname")
             else:
                 defer.returnValue(result["displayname"])
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                 if e.code != 404:
                     logger.exception("Failed to get avatar_url")
                 raise
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get avatar_url")
 
             defer.returnValue(result["avatar_url"])
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class ProfileHandler(BaseHandler):
                     },
                     ignore_backoff=True,
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to get avatar_url")
 
                 yield self.store.update_remote_profile_cache(

synapse/handlers/register.py

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class RegistrationHandler(BaseHandler):
             try:
                 identity_handler = self.hs.get_handlers().identity_handler
                 threepid = yield identity_handler.threepid_from_creds(c)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Couldn't validate 3pid")
                 raise RegistrationError(400, "Couldn't validate 3pid")
 

synapse/handlers/room.py

@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class RoomCreationHandler(BaseHandler):
         for i in invite_list:
             try:
                 UserID.from_string(i)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid user_id: %s" % (i,))
 
         invite_3pid_list = config.get("invite_3pid", [])

synapse/handlers/search.py

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
                 assert batch_group is not None
                 assert batch_group_key is not None
                 assert batch_token is not None
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid batch")
 
         try:

synapse/http/matrixfederationclient.py

@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ class MatrixFederationHttpClient(object):
                 length = yield _readBodyToFile(
                     response, output_stream, max_size
                 )
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to download body")
             raise
 

synapse/http/server.py

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def wrap_request_handler(request_handler, include_metrics=False):
                             pretty_print=_request_user_agent_is_curl(request),
                             version_string=self.version_string,
                         )
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         logger.exception(
                             "Failed handle request %s.%s on %r: %r",
                             request_handler.__module__,

synapse/http/servlet.py

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def parse_integer_from_args(args, name, default=None, required=False):
     if name in args:
         try:
             return int(args[name][0])
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             message = "Query parameter %r must be an integer" % (name,)
             raise SynapseError(400, message)
     else:
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def parse_boolean_from_args(args, name, default=None, required=False):
                 "true": True,
                 "false": False,
             }[args[name][0]]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             message = (
                 "Boolean query parameter %r must be one of"
                 " ['true', 'false']"
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def parse_json_value_from_request(request):
     """
     try:
         content_bytes = request.content.read()
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise SynapseError(400, "Error reading JSON content.")
 
     try:

synapse/http/site.py

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class SynapseRequest(Request):
             ru_utime, ru_stime = context.get_resource_usage()
             db_txn_count = context.db_txn_count
             db_txn_duration = context.db_txn_duration
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             ru_utime, ru_stime = (0, 0)
             db_txn_count, db_txn_duration = (0, 0)
 

synapse/notifier.py

@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ class Notifier(object):
                 for user_stream in user_streams:
                     try:
                         user_stream.notify(stream_key, new_token, time_now_ms)
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         logger.exception("Failed to notify listener")
 
                 self.notify_replication()

synapse/push/emailpusher.py

@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ class EmailPusher(object):
                         starting_max_ordering = self.max_stream_ordering
                         try:
                             yield self._unsafe_process()
-                        except:
+                        except Exception:
                             logger.exception("Exception processing notifs")
                         if self.max_stream_ordering == starting_max_ordering:
                             break

synapse/push/httppusher.py

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class HttpPusher(object):
                         starting_max_ordering = self.max_stream_ordering
                         try:
                             yield self._unsafe_process()
-                        except:
+                        except Exception:
                             logger.exception("Exception processing notifs")
                         if self.max_stream_ordering == starting_max_ordering:
                             break
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class HttpPusher(object):
             defer.returnValue([])
         try:
             resp = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(self.url, notification_dict)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.warn("Failed to push %s ", self.url)
             defer.returnValue(False)
         rejected = []
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ class HttpPusher(object):
         }
         try:
             resp = yield self.http_client.post_json_get_json(self.url, d)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to push %s ", self.url)
             defer.returnValue(False)
         rejected = []

synapse/push/pusher.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 try:
     from synapse.push.emailpusher import EmailPusher
     from synapse.push.mailer import Mailer, load_jinja2_templates
-except:
+except Exception:
     pass
 
 

synapse/push/pusherpool.py

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class PusherPool:
                         )
 
             yield preserve_context_over_deferred(defer.gatherResults(deferreds))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Exception in pusher on_new_notifications")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class PusherPool:
                         )
 
             yield preserve_context_over_deferred(defer.gatherResults(deferreds))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Exception in pusher on_new_receipts")
 
     @defer.inlineCallbacks
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class PusherPool:
         for pusherdict in pushers:
             try:
                 p = self.pusher_factory.create_pusher(pusherdict)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Couldn't start a pusher: caught Exception")
                 continue
             if p:

synapse/replication/tcp/resource.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class ReplicationStreamer(object):
                         )
                         try:
                             updates, current_token = yield stream.get_updates()
-                        except:
+                        except Exception:
                             logger.info("Failed to handle stream %s", stream.NAME)
                             raise
 

synapse/rest/client/v1/directory.py

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ class ClientDirectoryServer(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 )
             except SynapseError as e:
                 raise e
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Failed to create association")
                 raise
         except AuthError:

synapse/rest/client/v1/presence.py

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class PresenceStatusRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
                 raise KeyError()
         except SynapseError as e:
             raise e
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Unable to parse state")
 
         yield self.presence_handler.set_state(user, state)

synapse/rest/client/v1/profile.py

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ProfileDisplaynameRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             new_name = content["displayname"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_displayname(
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class ProfileAvatarURLRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
         content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
         try:
             new_name = content["avatar_url"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             defer.returnValue((400, "Unable to parse name"))
 
         yield self.profile_handler.set_avatar_url(

synapse/rest/client/v1/room.py

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # Turns out we used to ignore the body entirely, and some clients
             # cheekily send invalid bodies.
             content = {}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class JoinRoomAliasServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
             room_id = room_identifier
             try:
                 remote_room_hosts = request.args["server_name"]
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 remote_room_hosts = None
         elif RoomAlias.is_valid(room_identifier):
             handler = self.handlers.room_member_handler
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ class RoomMembershipRestServlet(ClientV1RestServlet):
 
         try:
             content = parse_json_object_from_request(request)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             # Turns out we used to ignore the body entirely, and some clients
             # cheekily send invalid bodies.
             content = {}

synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/filter.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class GetFilterRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         try:
             filter_id = int(filter_id)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter_id")
 
         try:

synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/sync.py

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class SyncRestServlet(RestServlet):
                     filter_object = json.loads(filter_id)
                     set_timeline_upper_limit(filter_object,
                                              self.hs.config.filter_timeline_limit)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid filter JSON")
                 self.filtering.check_valid_filter(filter_object)
                 filter = FilterCollection(filter_object)

synapse/rest/client/v2_alpha/user_directory.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class UserDirectorySearchRestServlet(RestServlet):
 
         try:
             search_term = body["search_term"]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "`search_term` is required field")
 
         results = yield self.user_directory_handler.search_users(

synapse/rest/key/v2/remote_key_resource.py

@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class RemoteKey(Resource):
                     )
                 except KeyLookupError as e:
                     logger.info("Failed to fetch key: %s", e)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     logger.exception("Failed to get key for %r", server_name)
             yield self.query_keys(
                 request, query, query_remote_on_cache_miss=False

synapse/rest/media/v1/_base.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def parse_media_id(request):
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
                 pass
         return server_name, media_id, file_name
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         raise SynapseError(
             404,
             "Invalid media id token %r" % (request.postpath,),

synapse/rest/media/v1/media_repository.py

@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ class MediaRepository(object):
                 media_length=length,
                 filesystem_id=file_id,
             )
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             os.remove(fname)
             raise
 

synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py

@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
                 dirs = self.filepaths.url_cache_filepath_dirs_to_delete(media_id)
                 for dir in dirs:
                     os.rmdir(dir)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         yield self.store.delete_url_cache(removed_media)
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
                 dirs = self.filepaths.url_cache_filepath_dirs_to_delete(media_id)
                 for dir in dirs:
                     os.rmdir(dir)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
             thumbnail_dir = self.filepaths.url_cache_thumbnail_directory(media_id)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
                 dirs = self.filepaths.url_cache_thumbnail_dirs_to_delete(media_id)
                 for dir in dirs:
                     os.rmdir(dir)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         yield self.store.delete_url_cache_media(removed_media)

synapse/state.py

@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ def _resolve_with_state(unconflicted_state_ids, conflicted_state_ds, auth_event_
         resolved_state = _resolve_state_events(
             conflicted_state, auth_events
         )
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         logger.exception("Failed to resolve state")
         raise
 

synapse/storage/_base.py

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class LoggingTransaction(object):
                     "[SQL values] {%s} %r",
                     self.name, args[0]
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 # Don't let logging failures stop SQL from working
                 pass
 

synapse/storage/background_updates.py

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class BackgroundUpdateStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 result = yield self.do_next_background_update(
                     self.BACKGROUND_UPDATE_DURATION_MS
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Error doing update")
             else:
                 if result is None:

synapse/storage/events.py

@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ class EventsStore(SQLBaseStore):
                                         for i in ids
                                         if i in res
                                     ])
-                            except:
+                            except Exception:
                                 logger.exception("Failed to callback")
                 with PreserveLoggingContext():
                     reactor.callFromThread(fire, event_list, row_dict)

synapse/storage/prepare_database.py

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def prepare_database(db_conn, database_engine, config):
 
         cur.close()
         db_conn.commit()
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         db_conn.rollback()
         raise
 

synapse/storage/roommember.py

@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ class RoomMemberStore(SQLBaseStore):
                 room_id = row["room_id"]
                 try:
                     content = json.loads(row["content"])
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     continue
 
                 display_name = content.get("displayname", None)

synapse/storage/schema/delta/30/as_users.py

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def run_create(cur, database_engine, *args, **kwargs):
     # NULL indicates user was not registered by an appservice.
     try:
         cur.execute("ALTER TABLE users ADD COLUMN appservice_id TEXT")
-    except:
+    except Exception:
         # Maybe we already added the column? Hope so...
         pass
 

synapse/storage/search.py

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
                     etype = row["type"]
                     try:
                         content = json.loads(row["content"])
-                    except:
+                    except Exception:
                         continue
 
                     if etype == "m.room.message":
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ class SearchStore(BackgroundUpdateStore):
                 origin_server_ts, stream = pagination_token.split(",")
                 origin_server_ts = int(origin_server_ts)
                 stream = int(stream)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid pagination token")
 
             clauses.append(

synapse/streams/config.py

@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ class PaginationConfig(object):
                 from_tok = None  # For backwards compat.
             elif from_tok:
                 from_tok = StreamToken.from_string(from_tok)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "'from' paramater is invalid")
 
         try:
             if to_tok:
                 to_tok = StreamToken.from_string(to_tok)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "'to' paramater is invalid")
 
         limit = get_param("limit", None)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class PaginationConfig(object):
 
         try:
             return PaginationConfig(from_tok, to_tok, direction, limit)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             logger.exception("Failed to create pagination config")
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid request.")
 

synapse/types.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class DomainSpecificString(
         try:
             cls.from_string(s)
             return True
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return False
 
     __str__ = to_string
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class StreamToken(
                 # i.e. old token from before receipt_key
                 keys.append("0")
             return cls(*keys)
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid Token")
 
     def to_string(self):
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class RoomStreamToken(namedtuple("_StreamToken", "topological stream")):
             if string[0] == 't':
                 parts = string[1:].split('-', 1)
                 return cls(topological=int(parts[0]), stream=int(parts[1]))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid token %r" % (string,))
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class RoomStreamToken(namedtuple("_StreamToken", "topological stream")):
         try:
             if string[0] == 's':
                 return cls(topological=None, stream=int(string[1:]))
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
         raise SynapseError(400, "Invalid token %r" % (string,))
 

synapse/util/__init__.py

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Clock(object):
     def cancel_call_later(self, timer, ignore_errs=False):
         try:
             timer.cancel()
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             if not ignore_errs:
                 raise
 
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ class Clock(object):
 
             try:
                 ret_deferred.errback(e)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
             try:
                 given_deferred.cancel()
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         timer = None
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class Clock(object):
         def cancel(res):
             try:
                 self.cancel_call_later(timer)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
             return res
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ class Clock(object):
         def success(res):
             try:
                 ret_deferred.callback(res)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
             return res
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Clock(object):
         def err(res):
             try:
                 ret_deferred.errback(res)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         given_deferred.addCallbacks(callback=success, errback=err)

synapse/util/async.py

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
                 try:
                     # TODO: Handle errors here.
                     self._observers.pop().callback(r)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
             return r
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class ObservableDeferred(object):
                 try:
                     # TODO: Handle errors here.
                     self._observers.pop().errback(f)
-                except:
+                except Exception:
                     pass
 
             if consumeErrors:
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class Linearizer(object):
             try:
                 with PreserveLoggingContext():
                     yield current_defer
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception("Unexpected exception in Linearizer")
 
             logger.info("Acquired linearizer lock %r for key %r", self.name,

synapse/util/logcontext.py

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ try:
 
     def get_thread_resource_usage():
         return resource.getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD)
-except:
+except Exception:
     # If the system doesn't support resource.getrusage(RUSAGE_THREAD) then we
     # won't track resource usage by returning None.
     def get_thread_resource_usage():

synapse/util/retryutils.py

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class RetryDestinationLimiter(object):
                 yield self.store.set_destination_retry_timings(
                     self.destination, retry_last_ts, self.retry_interval
                 )
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 logger.exception(
                     "Failed to store set_destination_retry_timings",
                 )

tests/storage/test_appservice.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ApplicationServiceStoreTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         for f in self.as_yaml_files:
             try:
                 os.remove(f)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
     def _add_appservice(self, as_token, id, url, hs_token, sender):

tests/utils.py

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class MockHttpResource(HttpServer):
             mock_request.args = urlparse.parse_qs(path.split('?')[1])
             mock_request.path = path.split('?')[0]
             path = mock_request.path
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             pass
 
         for (method, pattern, func) in self.callbacks:
@@ -364,13 +364,13 @@ class MemoryDataStore(object):
             return {
                 "name": self.tokens_to_users[token],
             }
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             raise StoreError(400, "User does not exist.")
 
     def get_room(self, room_id):
         try:
             return self.rooms[room_id]
-        except:
+        except Exception:
             return None
 
     def store_room(self, room_id, room_creator_user_id, is_public):
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ class DeferredMockCallable(object):
         for _, _, d in self.expectations:
             try:
                 d.errback(failure)
-            except:
+            except Exception:
                 pass
 
         raise failure