Exception caught is very general PYL-W0703
Anti-pattern
Major
3 years ago
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4 years old
Catching too general exception Exception
469 transcript, transcript_json = transcribe.caption_file_to_string(
470 transcript_path
471 )
472 except Exception:473 yt_transcription_failed = True
474 self.params.transcription_method = self.transcription_method_default
475 logger.error(
Description
If the except block catches a very general exception, it is likely to catch any unrelated errors too. Try to be more explicit about which exception(s) you're trying to catch.
If you need to catch every other exception, then mark it as intentional by
adding a # skipcq comment.
Bad practice
try:
x = a / b
except Exception:
x = a / (b + 1)
try:
line = input('Enter numbers:')
numbers = [int(i) for i in line.split()]
except BaseException:
print('Only use numbers for the input')
Preferred:
try:
x = a / b
except ZeroDivisionError:
x = a / (b + 1)
try:
event_loop.run()
except Exception as exc: # skipcq: PYL-W0703 - Loop can sometimes crash.
sentry.report(exc)
try:
line = input('Enter numbers:')
numbers = [int(i) for i in line.split()]
except ValueError:
print('Only use numbers for the input')